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AEW Dynamite on TBS
Wed, Sep. 25, 2024: 8:00 to 10:05 pm
702,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.23
Competition note: Dynamite was #3 for the day in P18-49 on cable, behind the two WNBA playoff games. Fever vs. Sun with a 7:30 pm ET start averaged 2,537,000 viewers and a 0.55 P18-49 rating. The later Mercury-Lynx game averaged 1,218,000 viewers and a 0.33 P18-49 rating.
P2+ comparisons:
This episode vs. last week (687,000): +2%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (690,000): +2%
Current 2024-Q3 P2+ average (696,000) vs. 2023-Q3 (885,000): -21%
Current Sep 2024 P2+ average (691,000) vs. Sep 2023 (904,000): -23%
P18-49 comparisons:
This episode vs. last week (0.22): +5%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.21): +10%
Current 2024-Q3 P18-49 average (0.22) vs. 2023-Q3 (0.31): -29%
Current Sep 2024 P18-49 average (0.21) vs. Sep 2023 (0.32): -34%
Viewer counts for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses:
P2+: 702k (+1%)
P18-49: 314k (+8%)
F18-49: 108k (+12%)
M18-49: 206k (+6%)
P18-34: 114k (+19%)
F18-34: 38k (+17%)
M18-34: 76k (+15%)
P35-49: 200k (+1%)
F35-49: 70k (+15%)
M35-49: 130k (-6%)
Non-P18-49: 388k (-2%)
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AEW Dynamite
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Flushing, NY at Arthur Ashe Stadium
Estimated tickets distributed: 8,319
Market-to-market comparisons (Flushing, NY):
2021-09-22 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 19,079 (-56% vs. 8,319) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2022-09-21 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 13,321 (-38%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2023-09-20 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 11,263 (-26%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q3 AEW Dynamite average: (3,840) vs. 2023-Q3 (4,937): -22%
As of 5:03 pm, Sep 26
Most-viewed YouTube videos on AEW’s official channel:
1.) 133,567 – Bryan Danielson & Nigel McGuinness revive their rivalry 15 YEARS LATER!
2.) 104,224 – HOOK clashes against Roderick Strong for the FTW Championship!
3.) 73,956 – Mariah May put her Women’s Championship on the line vs Yuka Sakazaki
4.) 49,557 – Prince Nana is interrupted by a Debuting MVP
5.) 19,640 – EXCLUSIVE GRAND SLAM POST MATCH COMMENTS! 9/25/24 AEW Dynamite Grand Slam
6.) 8,465 – Highlights from Grand Slam Dynamite!
As of 5:32 pm, Sep 26
Event rating:
Cagematch.net voter rating: 8.48 (74 votes)
This episode vs. last week (7.15): +19%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (7.54): +12%
Current 2024-Q3 average (7.85) vs. 2023-Q3 (7.41): +6%
Match ratings:
8.52 (162 votes) – Kyle Fletcher & Will Ospreay vs. The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson) (c)
8.22 (183 votes) – Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness
7.87 (135 votes) – Darby Allin vs. Jon Moxley
5.41 (111 votes) – Roderick Strong vs. Hook (c)
4.98 (114 votes) – Yuka Sakazaki vs. Mariah May (c)
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WWE NXT on USA Network
Tue, Sep. 24, 2024: 8:00 to 10:08 pm
620,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.19
Reported earlier by Programming Insider.
Competition note: NXT was #3 for the night in P18-49 among cable originals in primetime, only behind the WNBA Playoffs on ESPN (0.23) and Gutfeld on Fox News (0.22).
P2+ comparisons:
This episode vs. last week (677,000): -8%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (638,000): -3%
Current 2024-Q3 P2+ average (624,000) vs. 2023-Q3 (701,000): -11%
Current Sep 2024 P2+ average (639,000) vs. Sep 2023 (746,000): -14%
P18-49 comparisons:
This episode vs. last week (0.21): -10%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.18): +6%
Current 2024-Q3 P18-49 average (0.19) vs. 2023-Q3 (0.20): -5%
Current Sep 2024 P18-49 average (0.19) vs. Sep 2023 (0.21): -10%
Viewer counts for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses:
P2+: 620k (-2%)
P18-49: 255k (+5%)
F18-49: 94k (+28%)
M18-49: 168k (-9%)
Non-P18-49: 365k (-7%)
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As of 9:02 am, Sep 25
Most-viewed YouTube videos on WWE’s official channel:
1.) 86,157 – FULL SEGMENT: Roxanne Perez and Giulia meet before CW premiere
2.) 46,897 – Trick Williams speaks candidly with CM Punk
3.) 40,082 – A-Town Down Under clash with Nathan Frazer and Axiom
4.) 35,015 – Kelani Jordan outlasts Wren Sinclair to retain her title
Note: Cagematch data was not available for this episode at the time of this report.
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WWE Raw on USA Network
Mon, Sep. 23, 2024: 8:00 to 11:00 pm
1,339,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.43
Reported earlier by Programming Insider.
Competition note: Raw was #2 on cable in P18-49, only behind the Bills vs. Jaguars game on ESPN, averaging 6.4 million viewers and a 2.00 P18-49 rating. A second Monday Night Football game, Commanders vs. Bengals, also aired on ABC, averaging 13.2 million viewers and 3.37 P18-49 rating.
With the exception of the “Best of” episodes that aired late in December 2023 and December 2022, this was the second-lowest total viewership for Raw in the history of the program, ahead of the Sept. 18, 2023 episode that averaged 1,331,000. However, despite that this wasn’t close to a similar low point for P18-49. There have been 30 Raw episodes with lower P18-49 viewership.
P2+ comparisons:
This episode vs. last week (1,509,000): -11%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,598,000): -16%
Current 2024-Q3 P2+ average (1,668,000) vs. 2023-Q3 (1,680,000): -1%
Current Sep 2024 P2+ average (1,484,000) vs. Sep 2023 (1,463,000): +1%
P18-49 comparisons:
This episode vs. last week (0.49): -12%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.50): -14%
Current 2024-Q3 P18-49 average (0.54) vs. 2023-Q3 (0.51): +6%
Current Sep 2024 P18-49 average (0.46) vs. Sep 2023 (0.45): +2%
Viewer counts for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses:
P2+: 1339k (-15%)
P18-49: 572k (-12%)
F18-49: 207k (-5%)
M18-49: 368k (-24%)
Non-P18-49: 767k (-17%)
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Data from WrestleTix
WWE Raw
Monday, September 23, 2024
Ontario, CA at Toyota Arena
Estimated tickets distributed: 8,612
Market-to-market comparisons (Ontario, CA):
2021-10-15 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 7,992 (+8% vs. 8,612)
2022-06-03 (Fri) – AEW Rampage: 7,540 (+14%)
2023-09-25 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 8,132 (+6%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2023-11-15 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 3,429 (+151%)
Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q3 WWE Raw average: (10,231) vs. 2023-Q3 (9,831): +4%
As of 5:03 am, Sep 24
Most-viewed YouTube videos on WWE’s official channel:
1.) 253,918 – Braun Strowman interrupts “Big” Bronson Reed’s match with The Miz
2.) 234,558 – Braun Strowman and “Big” Bronson Reed begin Raw with destruction
3.) 218,840 – “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio to be locked in a shark cage
4.) 198,227 – Rey Mysterio helps Dragon Lee take down Carlito
5.) 174,919 – Xavier Woods snaps at Rey Mysterio
6.) 149,510 – Gunther refuses to fight Sami Zayn after Zayn defeats Ludwig Kaiser
7.) 127,857 – Xavier Woods loses cool during New Day’s match with American Made
As of 7:59 pm, Sep 24
Event rating:
Cagematch.net voter rating: 8.00 (10 votes)
This episode vs. last week (8.12): -1%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (7.19): +11%
Current 2024-Q3 average (7.19) vs. 2023-Q3 (7.11): +1%
Match ratings:
7.95 (39 votes) – Jey Uso vs. Bron Breakker (c)
6.81 (26 votes) – Ludwig Kaiser vs. Sami Zayn
6.77 (25 votes) – The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) vs. American Made (Brutus Creed & Julius Creed)
6.04 (25 votes) – Damage CTRL (IYO SKY & Kairi Sane) vs. The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn)
Ineligible (<5 mins) – Carlito vs. Dragon Lee
This report was produced with the assistance of programming scripts created by me.
