Backstage Chaos Reaps Ratings Rewards For AEW Dynamite
AEW celebrates three straight weeks over 1 million viewers after recent problems.
This week's episode of AEW Dynamite performed well, ratings-wise, with the 7 September show posting slight increases in the wake of recent backstage chaos.
As originally reported by Wrestlenomics' Brandon Thurston, an average of 1.035 million viewers watched Dynamite across its two hours. This P2+ number included around 496,000 aged 18 to 49 for a P18-49 rating of 0.38.
The P18-49 figure was enough for Dynamite to finish second on the night amongst original cable telecasts. Only Bravo's 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' outperformed it with a 0.39 rating.
Dynamite's P2+ figure was up 1% on the previous week, with the show topping 1 million viewers for three consecutive weeks in a feat AEW hasn't seen since October 2021. P18-49, meanwhile, increased 8%.
ROH Pure Champion Wheeler Yuta and Best Friends and Orange Cassidy vs. Death Triangle were announced in the days leading up to Dynamite. Much of the show's appeal would have come from the intrigue surrounding the promotion in the wake of All Out 2022, however, with the dust from The Elite and CM Punk/Ace Steel's backstage brawl far from settled.
AEW CEO and founder Tony Khan announced prior to Dynamite that he would address the situation with Punk, The Elite, and their respective World and Trios Championships. This happened in the show's opening segment. Top stars Chris Jericho and Jon Moxley were also added to the card, which may have helped contribute to the increases.
As always, this is but a single-week increase. A truer measure of Dynamite's ratings trends will come next week. Should the numbers hold steady, the show's fortunes will be easier to determine.
Data: Wrestlenomics, Showbuzz Daily.