Wednesday’s live Full Gear go-home edition of AEW Dynamite drew 818,000 viewers on TBS, according to Nielsen via Showbuzz Daily.
This is down 12.04% from last week’s episode, which drew 930,000 viewers.
This week’s Dynamite drew a 0.28 rating in the key 18-49 demographic. This is down 12.50% from last week’s 0.32 rating.
Dynamite ranked #4 on the Cable Top 150 this week with the 0.28 rating in the 18-49 key demographic. This is up from last week’s #6 ranking.
Dynamite ranked #44 in viewership for the night on cable this week. This is up from last week’s #56 ranking.
Wednesday’s Dynamite drew the third-lowest total audience of the year so far, and the second-lowest key demo rating of the year so far, tied with the Road Rager episode on June 15.Sports competition last night included two NHL games on TNT, two NBA games on ESPN, the Big 12 College Basketball tournament on ESPN2, one College Basketball game on FS1, one College Basketball game on ESPNU, one College Football game on ESPN2, one College Football game on ESPNU, one CONCACAF soccer game on TUDN, one Partido Amistoso soccer game on TUDN. Wednesday’s Dynamite viewership was down 12.04% from last week, while the 18-49 key demo rating was down 12.50% from last week.
This week’s Dynamite viewership was down 16.86% from the same week in 2021. The key demo rating was down 24.32% from the previous year. The 2021 show was the post-Full Gear episode.
The NBA game between the Warriors and the Suns on ESPN at 10:06pm topped the night in the 18-49 demographic on the Cable Top 150 with a 0.55 rating, also drawing 1.618 million viewers. The Five on FOX News topped the night on cable in viewership with 3.546 million viewers, also drawing a 0.21 key demo rating for the #11 spot on the Cable Top 150.
Chicago Fire on NBC topped the night on broadcast TV in viewership with an average of 6.897 million viewers, also drawing a 0.61 key demo rating. Survivor on CBS topped the night on broadcast TV in the 18-49 key demo with a 0.70 rating, also drawing 5.149 million viewers.
Last night’s live Full Gear go-home edition of AEW Dynamite aired from the Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, CT, and featured several happenings advertised ahead of time – promos from AEW World Champion Jon Moxley and #1 contender MJF, interview segments with Britt Baker and Saraya, a promo from ROH World Television Champion Samoa Joe, AEW World Trios Champions Death Triangle defending against Top Flight and AR Fox, ROH World Champion Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara vs. Claudio Castagnoli and Bryan Danielson, Bandido vs. Ethan Page in a semi-finals match for the World Title Eliminator Tournament, AEW World Tag Team Champion Anthony Bowens vs. Swerve Strickland, the reveal of the “A Hand For A Hand†music video by AEW World Tag Team Champions The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn, plus Interim AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm vs. The Bunny in a World Title Eliminator Match, which was the main event. The show-closing segment featured MJF saving Moxley from The Firm, then a face-off with the two.
Below is our 2022 AEW Dynamite Viewership Tracker:
January 5 Episode: 1.010 million viewers with a 0.43 rating in the 18-49 demographic (TBS premiere episode)
January 12 Episode: 969,000 viewers with a 0.39 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 19 Episode: 1.032 million viewers with a 0.44 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 26 Episode: 1.100 million viewers with a 0.41 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Beach Break episode)
February 2 Episode: 954,000 viewers with a 0.35 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 9 Episode: 1.129 million viewers with a 0.41 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 16 Episode: 869,000 viewers with a 0.31 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 23 Episode: 1.010 million viewers with a 0.40 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 2 Episode: 966,000 viewers with a 0.35 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 9 Episode: 945,000 viewers with a 0.40 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Post-Revolution episode)
March 16 Episode: 993,000 viewers with a 0.38 rating in the 18-49 demographic (St. Patrick’s Day Slam episode)
March 23 Episode: 1.046 million viewers with a 0.41 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 30 Episode: 979,000 viewers with a 0.38 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 6 Episode: 989,000 viewers with a 0.38 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 13 Episode: 977,000 viewers with a 0.37 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 20 Episode: 930,000 viewers with a 0.37 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 27 Episode: 921,000 viewers with a 0.33 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 4 Episode: 833,000 viewers with a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 11 Episode: 840,000 viewers with a 0.33 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 18 Episode: 922,000 viewers with a 0.33 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Wild Card Wednesday episode)
May 25 Episode: 929,000 viewers with a 0.35 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Third Anniversary episode)
June 1 Episode: 969,000 viewers with a 0.40 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Post-Double Or Nothing episode)
June 8 Episode: 939,000 viewers with a 0.34 rating in the 18-49 demographic
June 15 Episode: 761,000 viewers with a 0.28 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Road Rager episode)
June 22 Episode: 878,000 viewers with a 0.31 rating in the 18-49 demographic
June 29 Episode: 1.023 million viewers with a 0.36 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Blood & Guts, post-Forbidden Door episode)
July 6 Episode: 979,000 viewers with a 0.36 rating in the 18-49 demographic
July 13 Episode: 942,000 viewers with a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Fyter Fest Night 1 episode)
July 20 Episode: 910,000 viewers with a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Fyter Fest Night 2 episode)
July 27 Episode: 976,000 viewers with a 0.33 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Fight for The Fallen episode)
August 3 Episode: 938,000 viewers with a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demographic
August 10 Episode: 972,000 viewers with a 0.33 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Quake By The Lake episode)
August 17 Episode: 957,000 viewers with a 0.30 rating in the 18-49 demographic (House of The Dragon episode)
August 24 Episode: 1.049 million viewers with a 0.34 rating in the 18-49 demographic
August 31 Episode: 1.020 million viewers with a 0.35 rating in the 18-49 demographic
September 7 Episode: 1.035 million viewers with a 0.38 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Post-All Out episode)
September 14 Episode: 1.175 million viewers with a 0.39 rating in the 18-49 demographic
September 21 Episode: 1.039 million viewers with a 0.35 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Grand Slam episode)
September 28 Episode: 990,000 viewers with a 0.34 rating in the 18-49 demographic
October 5 Episode: 1.038 million viewers with a 0.33 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Third Anniversary episode)
October 12 Episode: 983,000 viewers with a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Canada debut episode)
October 18 Episode: 752,000 viewers with a 0.26 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Title Tuesday episode)
October 26 Episode: 997,000 viewers with a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demographic
November 2 Episode: 911,000 viewers with a 0.29 rating in the 18-49 demographic
November 9 Episode: 930,000 viewers with a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demographic
November 16 Episode: 818,000 viewers with a 0.28 rating in the 18-49 demographic
November 23 Episode:
2021 Viewership Average: 891,810 viewers per episode
2021 18-49 Key Demographic Rating Average: 0.34 per episode
2020 Viewership Average: 810,755 viewers per episode
2019 Viewership Average: 903,333 viewers per episode
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