AEW Dynamite Posts Strong TV Numbers In The UK
Dynamite still doesn't broadcast live in the UK, but it's pulling great numbers.
AEW wrestler and Executive Vice President Cody hit Twitter to highlight some impressive numbers from Dynamite's television situation in the United Kingdom over the weekend, highlighting the impact the promotion is making across the pond from its Jacksonville, FL headquarters.
Cody posted the following infographic:-
Dynamite is currently available on the free-to-air ITV network in the United Kingdom, but not live on Wednesday nights. The show instead goes out on a Friday with multiple repeats throughout the week. Dynamite is also available, free of charge, through the network's ITV Hub streaming platform.
The figures are immediately impressive. Viewerships dwarf every WWE property at the moment, with Raw, SmackDown, and NXT all airing live on their respective nights. It should be noted, however, that WWE programming is primarily available through BT Sport, which is a paid set of channels serving around 2.2 million subscribers. ITV is theoretically available in every single British home with a working televsion.
Cody has previously told talkSPORT's Alex McCarthy that moving Dynamite to a live spot in the UK is "definitely not impossible." The company were criticised in October 2019 for promising a TV deal better than WWE's in the control, only to reveal that it wouldn't be airing live.