AEW Dynamite ratings decline against Olympics

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Against strong competition from the Olympic Games, Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite on TBS averaged 609,000 viewers, down 22.5% from the previous week.

It’s the lowest audience the show has done since June 19th and the second lowest the show has ever done on a Wednesday night.

The show averaged a 0.18 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 30.8% from last week and the lowest rating it has done in that category since the June 19th episode and second lowest in the show’s history, regardless of the night it aired.

The show aired head-to-head against Olympic coverage on NBC, USA Network and Peacock which have had a negative effect on wrestling numbers since the Games started last Friday.

Compared to the same week in 2023, overall viewership was down 31.9% while the 18-49 rating was down 41.9%.

The last time Dynamite aired against the summer Olympics was for two weeks in 2021 when it averaged 979,000 viewers and 975,000 viewers respectively for the two weeks with a 0.35 rating in the 18-49 demo both week. They were the only two weeks between July 14th and October 6th where the show was below 1.05 million viewers or a 0.37 demo.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for AEW Dynamite on TBS as well as the ten-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 14.4% in overall viewers and 25% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.