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TV RATINGS

AEW Dynamite on TBS
Wed, Aug. 21, 2024: 8:00 to 10:09 pm
698,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.24

Reported earlier by PWTorch.

Competition note: Dynamite ranked #9 in P18-49 among cable telecasts for the day, behind CNN and MSNBC coverage of the Democratic National Convention.

Top 10 on cable, ranked by P18-49 rating:

1. CNN @ 10 PM: 0.52 P18-49 rating; 3.41M total viewers
2. MSNBC @ 10 PM: 0.51; 5.46M
3. MSNBC @ 9 PM: 0.48; 5.43M
4. CNN @ 11 PM: 0.48; 3.07M
5. CNN @ 9 PM: 0.47; 3.40M
6. MSNBC @ 11 PM: 0.44; 5.02M
7. MSNBC @ 8 PM: 0.35; 4.18M
8. CNN @ 8 PM: 0.32; 2.74M
9. AEW Dynamite on TBS @ 8 PM: 0.24; 698k
10. CNN @ 12 AM: 0.23; 1.35M

P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (703,000): -1%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (680,000): +3%
Current 2024-Q3 P2+ average (699,000) vs. 2023-Q3 (885,000): -21%
Current Aug 2024 P2+ average (674,000) vs. Aug 2023 (871,000): -23%

P18-49 comparisons:

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This episode vs. last week (0.23): +4%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.22): +9%
Current 2024-Q3 P18-49 average (0.23) vs. 2023-Q3 (0.31): -26%
Current Aug 2024 P18-49 average (0.22) vs. Aug 2023 (0.31): -29%

Viewer counts for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses:

P2+: 698k (+5%)
P18-49: 314k (+12%)
F18-49: 100k (+6%)
M18-49: 214k (+14%)
P18-34: 112k (+20%)
F18-34: 39k (+28%)
M18-34: 73k (+18%)
P35-49: 202k (-3%)
F35-49: 61k (-10%)
M35-49: 141k (+0%)
Non-P18-49: 384k (-1%)

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LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

AEW Dynamite
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Cardiff, Wales at Utilita Arena Cardiff
Estimated tickets distributed: 4,236

Market-to-market comparisons (Cardiff, Wales):

2023-07-02 (Sun) – WWE Live: 4,834 (-12% vs. 4,236)
2024-04-18 (Thu) – WWE Live: 4,984 (-15%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q3 AEW Dynamite average: (3,886) vs. 2023-Q3 (4,937): -21%

DIGITAL

As of 5:03 pm, Aug 22

Most-viewed YouTube videos on AEW’s official channel:

1.) 231,855 – MJF and Will Ospreay come FACE to FACE!
2.) 194,898 – Bryan Danielson HELD NOTHING BACK and Confronts Swerve Strickland!
3.) 123,212 – Who will go to Wembley? Toni Storm (c) vs Saraya for the Championship!
4.) 111,117 – CEO vs DMD
5.) 97,660 – FTR and Darby Allin vs Jack Perry & The Young Bucks!
6.) 77,055 – Claudio & Okada PUSH THEMSELVES TO THE LIMIT for the Continental Championship
7.) 20,365 – MJF and Will Ospreay FACE OFF ahead of AEW ALL In London!
8.) 15,295 – “The Dynamite Kid” Tommy Billington faces FTW Champion Chris Jericho!

RECEPTION

As of 5:43 pm, Aug 22

Event rating:

Cagematch.net voter rating: 7.98 (57 votes)
This episode vs. last week (7.35): +9%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (7.47): +7%
Current 2024-Q3 average (7.95) vs. 2023-Q3 (7.41): +7%

Match ratings:

7.41 (80 votes) – Claudio Castagnoli vs. Kazuchika Okada (c)
6.70 (66 votes) – The Elite (Jack Perry, Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson) vs. Darby Allin & FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood)
5.40 (64 votes) – Tommy Billington vs. Chris Jericho
4.21 (61 votes) – Saraya vs. Toni Storm (c)