AEW Dynamite Breaks Ratings Record In UK
AEW's Quake by the Lake special was a big ratings hit in the UK.
AEW Dynamite's United States television ratings may have stagnated in recent months, but Tony Khan's flagship show just hit a record high in the United Kingdom.
The AEW founder and CEO hit Twitter to celebrate the recent Quake by the Lake special's success, noting that the show (which originally aired on 10 August in the US) hit a new UK landmark on ITV4:-
In addition to a great summer domestically, it’s been a huge summer for @AEW internationally including great news that #AEWDynamite#QuakebyTheLake with@JonMoxley vs @IAmJericho for the @AEW Interim World Title + @CMPunk’s epic return did our UK record viewership on @ITV4 Friday
Advertisement— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) August 22, 2022
Per Back Body Drop, Quake by the Lake drew 190,000 UK viewers in its usual Friday, 11 PM timeslot on 12 August. The show currently goes out on the free-to-air ITV4 two days after airing on the other side of the Atlantic.
Quake by the Lake was up 72,000 viewers from the previous week's 118,000 viewers in the United Kingdom. Dynamite's previous UK record was for the 22 June episode airing on 24 June, which pulled in an audience of 188,000.
A total of 972,000 viewers watched Quake by the Lake in the United States on 10 August. Dynamite finished first on the night amongst original cable telecasts, hitting a 0.33 rating. The show is currently on a steady streak of finishing inside the nightly top five, having consistently hit that mark since 25 May 2022.