AEW Dynamite Summer Blockbuster ratings down against NBA Finals

– Wednesday night’s Summer Blockbuster episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 597,000 viewers on TBS, down 8.9 percent from the previous week’s Fyter Fest special. This is the lowest audience total for the show since May 21.

In the 18-49 demo, Dynamite drew a 0.17 rating. That’s down 5.6 percent from last week but ties the second-highest rating the show has done in that category since March 19.

The show faced significant sports competition going head-to-head with game three of the NBA Finals between the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder.

– The Summer Blockbuster edition of AEW Collision, which aired immediately after Dynamite with the shows combining for a four-hour block, averaged 397,000 viewers, up 4.5 percent from last week in the same time slot. The 18-49 rating was 0.09, which was down 10 percent from the prior week.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Dynamite was down 12.3 percent in total viewers and 26.1 percent in 18-49. Collision had year-over-year drops of 7.9 percent and 30.8 percent from an episode that aired in its regular time slot in 2024.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for both Dynamite and Collision, as well as the 10-week average in both categories: