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Update: Due to a Nielsen reporting error, the viewership data for this episode of Dynamite has been corrected. The error occurred because WBD mistakenly designated that Dynamite ended at 10:09 pm instead of its actual end time of 10:06 pm. As a result, viewership data for the 3 minutes of Modern Family that followed Dynamite was incorrectly included in Dynamite’s average.

The corrected, slightly higher viewership figures are as follows:

Total viewership: 697,000 (previously reported as 691,000)
P18-49 viewership: 303,000 (previously reported as 301,000)

These corrections represent changes of 0.9% for total viewership and 0.7% for P18-49 viewership. Consequently, the P18-49 rating now rounds to 0.23, up from the previously reported 0.22.

This isn’t unprecedented. For the Mar. 13 episode of Dynamite this year, correcting for a Nielsen error resulted in a slightly lower measurement. You can view that report here. June 17, 2022 episodes of both Smackdown and Rampage were corrected after out-of-home viewing was undercounted for telecasts on that day. You can view that report here.

For transparency, using the new P18-49 Nielsen universe estimate of 1340.9 (representing 134,090,000 people aged 18-49 in U.S. TV households), the corrected P18-49 rating is calculated as follows: 303 / 1340.9 = 0.22597, rounding to 0.23. The previous incorrect rating was calculated as 301 / 1340.9 = 0.22476, which rounded to 0.22. For fans of Nielsen universe estimates, if that UE looks new to you, it’s because new annual UEs, which convert viewers to national ratings (and vice versa), went into effect this past Monday, Aug. 26. Before Monday, the P18-49 universe estimate was 1318.8 (or 131,880,000 people aged 18-49 in U.S. TV households).

Dynamite’s ranking as #1 for the day on cable in P18-49 is unchanged as it was already #1 with the slightly lower number initially reported.

The data below has been updated to reflect the correction.

TV RATINGS

AEW Dynamite on TBS
Wed, Aug. 28, 2024: 8:00 to 10:06 pm
697,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.23

Reported earlier by Programming Insider.

Competition note: Dynamite was #1 in primetime on cable for P18-49 viewership. Wider rankings for the rest of the day were not yet available, outranking Fox News and The Challenge on MTV.

P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (698,000): -0%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (658,000): +6%
Current 2024-Q3 P2+ average (699,000) vs. 2023-Q3 (885,000): -21%
Current Aug 2024 P2+ average (680,000) vs. Aug 2023 (871,000): -22%

P18-49 comparisons:

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This episode vs. last week (0.24): -4%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.21): +10%
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+: 697k (+6%)
P18-49: 303k (+8%)
F18-49: 98k (+5%)
M18-49: 205k (+10%)
P18-34: 100k (+8%)
F18-34: 33k (+6%)
M18-34: 67k (+8%)
P35-49: 203k (+0%)
F35-49: 65k (+4%)
M35-49: 138k (-1%)
Non-P18-49: 394k (+3%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

AEW Dynamite
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Champaign, IL at State Farm Center
Estimated tickets distributed: 2,053

Market-to-market comparisons (Champaign, IL):

2019-12-04 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 4,100 (-50% vs. 2,053) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2022-06-04 (Sat) – WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event: 3,329 (-38%)
2023-02-25 (Sat) – WWE Road to WrestleMania: 4,163 (-51%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q3 AEW Dynamite average: (3,686) vs. 2023-Q3 (4,937): -25%

DIGITAL

As of 11:03 am, Aug 29

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

1.) 237,270 – What’s on the mind of the returning Jon Moxley?!
2.) 226,631 – MJF denounces his American citizenship and has a message for Daniel Garcia!
3.) 182,928 – What’s next for the NEW AEW World Champion Bryan Danielson?
4.) 170,377 – Ricochet makes his AEW Dynamite DEBUT vs Callis Family’s Kyle Fletcher!
5.) 124,563 – Hangman Page comes face-to-face with his mortal enemy: Swerve Strickland!
6.) 106,958 – NEW AEW Women’s World Champion, Mariah May, brings The Glamour to Champaign!
7.) 70,692 – Jamie Hayter IS BACK! Former AEW Women’s World Champion returns to Dynamite!
8.) 66,563 – Rivalries EXPLODE! HUGE All-Star 8-Man Tag!

RECEPTION

As of 4:55 pm, Aug 29

Event rating:

Cagematch.net voter rating: 7.71 (62 votes)
This episode vs. last week (7.98): -3%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (7.42): +4%
Current 2024-Q3 average (7.92) vs. 2023-Q3 (7.41): +7%

Match ratings:

8.11 (107 votes) – Tomohiro Ishii vs. Adam Page
7.00 (92 votes) – Kyle Fletcher vs. Ricochet
6.13 (68 votes) – Roderick Strong & The Learning Tree (Big Bill, Bryan Keith & Chris Jericho) vs. Hook & The Conglomeration (Kyle O’Reilly, Mark Briscoe & Orange Cassidy)
Ineligible (<5 mins) – Jamie Hayter vs. Harley Cameron