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Jan 26, 2025

Update on AEW Dynamite Viewership for January 15th Episode

As noted before, the January 15th episode of AEW Dynamite drew 679,000 viewers and a 0.18 key demographic rating. That week’s show was notable for being the Dynamite Maximum Carnage special.

This week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter included additional detailed key demographic viewership breakdowns that were not available in last week’s issue due to ratings report release delay and other timing-related issues.

AEW Dynamite quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 831,000 overall viewers and 252,000 key demo viewers (Dynamite Maximum Carnage hype video segment and the bulk of the Brian Cage vs. Kenny Omega match)
2Q – 703,000 overall viewers and 236,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Cage vs. Omega match & post-match brawl with Don Callis Family & Will Ospreay, the Hurt Syndicate video promo segment, and the Learning Tree video promo segment)
3Q – 683,000 overall viewers and 234,000 key demo viewers (Ricochet promo segment & brawl with Swerve Strickland & Prince Nana, the Mercedes Mone video segment, and the bulk of the Hurt Syndicate vs. Private Party & Mark Briscoe Trios match)
4Q – 649,000 overall viewers and 212,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Hurt Syndicate vs. Private Party & Briscoe Trios match, the PAC & Cope video segment, the Rated FTR video promo segment, and the start of the Jeff Jarrett & MJF promo segment)
5Q – 675,000 overall viewers and 246,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Jarrett & MJF promo segment & brawl, the Kauchika Okada vs. Tomohiro Ishii match hype video segment, and the start of the HOOK vs. Christian Cage match)
6Q – 642,000 overall viewers and 246,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the HOOK vs. Cage match & post-match brawl with The Patriarchy, Katsuyori Shibata, & Samoa Joe, the Men’s Casino Gauntlet match recap video segment, and the Jeff Jarrett & Dustin Rhodes backstage segment)
7Q – 673,000 overall viewers and 265,000 key demo viewers (AEW Women’s World Championship #1 Contender Casino Gauntlet match)
8Q – 605,000 overall viewers and 245,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the AEW World Championship match of Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Jon Moxley (c))
Overrun – 611,000 overall viewers and 254,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the AEW World Championship match & post-match brawl with Death Riders & Rated FTR)

More on AEW Dynamite Viewership for January 22nd

The January 22nd episode of AEW Dynamite saw AEW gain a slight increase in key demographic ratings and key demographic rankings but suffered a small decline in overall viewership.

AEW drew 655,000 viewers and a 0.19 key demographic rating on TBS. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was #10 place.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the main reasons for AEW’s mixed results this week was due to the large decline from their younger key demographic viewership group, which was down 24.1% compared to last week’s show. This reportedly offset the increases from their older male key demographic and older female key demographic groups, which were up 24.8% and 7.4% respectively compared to last week’s show. Meltzer reported that the viewership on MAX for the show is currently not known. Meltzer speculated that it is likely the reason for the large decline in the younger key demographic viewership group was due to most of them watched the show on MAX. AEW’s lead-in programming Big Bang Theory drew 850,000 viewers and a 0.12 rating.

In terms of head-to-head competition, the NBA game of Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Dallas Mavericks drew 1,172,000 viewers on ESPN, the College basketball game of Kansas vs. TCU drew 433,000 viewers on ESPN2, The Challenge drew 324,000 viewers on MTV, Real Housewives of Salt Lake City drew 574,000 viewers on BRAVO, Sistas Series drew 738,000 viewers on BET, and My 600-LB Life drew 420,000 viewers on TLC.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 250,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 41,000 viewers (down 34.4%), Females 18-34 had 26,000 viewers (down 3.8%), Males 35-49 had 126,000 viewers (up 24.8%), and Females 35-49 had 58,000 viewers (up 7.4%). Meltzer reported that AEW’s males/female viewership split was 66.8% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 21.7% in overall viewership and down 30.9% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 key demographic viewership was down 58% compared to the same week last year. Meltzer reported that one main reason for the large declines is due to the unknown key demographic viewership migration on MAX compared to last year’s show.

AEW Dynamite quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 832,000 overall viewers and 295,000 key demo viewers (Kenny Omega & Will Ospreay interview segment & brawl with Don Callis Family)
2Q – 695,000 overall viewers and 246,000 key demo viewers (PAC video segment, the Death Riders backstage promo segment, and the bulk of the AEW World Tag Team Championship match of Hurt Syndicate vs. Private Party (c))
3Q – 643,000 overall viewers and 221,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the AEW World Tag Team Championship match, the Mariah May video segment, the Toni Storm & Harley Cameron backstage interview segment, the Jeff Jarrett & Karen Jarrett backstage segment, and the bulk of the Jeff Jarrett promo segment)
4Q – 601,000 overall viewers and 230,000 key demo viewers (Jarrett & Castagnoli promo segment, the Megan Bayne video segment, and the bulk of the Swerve Strickland vs. AR Fox match)
5Q – 646,000 overall viewers and 255,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Strickland vs. Fox match & post-match stuff with Ricochet & Prince Nana, the Powerhouse Hobbs & Big Bill video segment, the Learning Tree backstage promo segment, the MJF promo segment & stuff with Hangman Adam Page, and the Page vs. Tyler Shoop match & post-match promo by Christopher Daniels)
6Q – 637,000 overall viewers and 264,000 key demo viewers (Mercedes Mone & Harley Cameron backstage segment and the bulk of the Jamie Hayter vs. Julia Hart match)
7Q – 618,000 overall viewers and 248,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Hayter vs. Hart match & post-mach promo by Hayter, the Powerhouse Hobbs backstage video promo segment, the Swerve Strickland & Prince Nana backstage promo segment, the Julia Hart, Brody King, & Buddy Matthews video promo segment, and the start of the Cope vs. PAC match)
8Q – 590,000 overall viewers and 246,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Cope vs. PAC match)
Overrun – 592,000 overall viewers and 240,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Cope vs. PAC match & post-match brawl with Death Riders, Rock N’ Roll Express, & Jay White)

More on AEW Collision Viewership for January 18th

The January 18th episode of AEW Collision saw AEW gain a small increase in key demographic rankings and a slight increase in overall viewership and key demographic ratings. That week’s show was notable for being the Collision Maximum Carnage special.

AEW drew 342,000 viewers and a 0.10 key demographic rating on TNT. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was #19 place.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the main reason for AEW’s increases that week was due to the large increase from their overall key demographic viewership group, which was up 19.7% compared to the prior week’s show. Of AEW’s key demographic viewership increase, their younger key demographic viewership group was up 32.3% compared to the prior week’s show. This reportedly offset the large decline from their Over 50 viewership group, which its percentage was not given. Meltzer reported that the viewership on MAX for the show is currently not known.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the 2025 NFL Playoffs Divisional game of Washington Commanders vs. Detroit Lions drew 34,587,000 viewers on NBC, the College basketball game of Duke vs. Boston College drew 866,000 viewers on ESPN, the College basketball game of Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State drew 272,000 viewers on ESPN2, the UFC Prelims 311 drew 411,000 viewers on FS1, On Patrol Live drew 464,000 viewers on REELZ Channel, and My 600-Lb. Life Super Sized drew 177,000 viewers on TLC.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 140,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 18,000 viewers (up 38.5%), Females 18-34 had 23,000 viewers (up 27.8%), Males 35-49 had 72,000 viewers (up 7.5%), and Females 35-49 had 27,000 viewers (up 42.1%). Meltzer reported that AEW’s males/female viewership split was 64.3% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 22.4% in overall viewership and down 13.6% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 key demographic viewership was down 22.6% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Collision quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 404,000 overall viewers and 171,000 key demo viewers (Powerhouse Hobbs, Rated FTR, Powerhouse Hobbs, Kazuchika Okada, Christopher Daniels, & Hangman Adam Page backstage promos segment and the bulk of the Texas Death Match of Page vs. Christopher Daniels)
2Q – 358,000 overall viewers and 144,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Texas Death Match & post-match attack by Page and the Toni Storm interview segment)
3Q – 359,000 overall viewers and 146,000 key demo viewers (Hurt Syndicate video promo segment, the Undisputed Kingdom vs. Shane Taylor Promotions Trios match & post-match brawl with Shane Taylor & Daniel Garcia, the Will Ospreay backstage interview segment, and the start of the Murder Machines vs. Top Flight tag team match)
4Q – 345,000 overall viewers and 145,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Murder Machines vs. Top Flight match & post-match attack by Action Andretti & Lio Rush, the Learning Tree backstage interview segment, the Menard, Garcia, & Undisputed Kingdom backstage segment, and the start of The Acclaimed breakup promo segment)
5Q – 339,000 overall viewers and 135,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Acclaimed breakup promo segment with Billy Gunn, the Swerve Strickland & Prince Nana backstage interview segment, and the bulk of the AEW Continental Championship match of Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kazuchika Okada (c))
6Q – 293,000 overall viewers and 123,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the AEW Continental Championship match, the Gates of Agony backstage promo segment, the Dustin Rhodes vs. Adam Priest match, the Buddy Matthews, Brody King, & Julia Hart video segment, and the bulk of the Harley Cameron vs. Julia Hart match)
7Q – 294,000 overall viewers and 125,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Cameron vs. Hart match, the Samoa Joe video segment, the Learning Tree’s attack on Powerhouse Hobbs backstage segment, and the start of the Hobbs, The Outrunners, & Rated FTR vs. The Learning Tree & Death Riders 12-Man tag team match)
8Q – 342,000 overall viewers and 140,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the 12-Man tag team match)