AEW Dynamite draws record low ratings, barely tops 500k viewers

Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 502,000 viewers on TBS, a big 26.3 percent drop from last week. It’s the third-lowest audience total in the history of the show and the lowest Dynamite has ever done on a Wednesday night. The two lower episodes were in June 2021 when the show was moved to Saturday due to NBA coverage.

Dynamite finished third on the cable charts with a 0.16 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 30.4 percent from last week and is the lowest number in the history of the show. The two June 2021 episodes that were lower in total viewers both drew a 0.19 rating in 18-49.

There was no major sports competition on the night, although the show did go head-to-head with the College World Series on ESPN and Olympic Trials on NBC which topped the cable and network charts respectively. Dynamite also went against a Kendrick Lamar concert streaming on Amazon Prime that took place on the Juneteenth holiday.

As compared to the same week in 2023, Dynamite was down 44.4 percent in total viewers and down 51.5 percent in 18-49. Those are the largest year-over-year drops the show has ever done. This marks the 31st straight week that Dynamite has declined year-over-year in total viewers.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for Dynamite, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 31.7 percent in overall viewers and down 36 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.