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TV RATINGS

AEW Dynamite on TBS
Wed, Dec. 18, 2024: 8:00 to 10:06 pm
625,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.19

Confirmed by Wrestlenomics via Nielsen source.

Dynamite ranked #3 on cable in primetime in P18-49. The California vs. UNLV college football game on ESPN was #1 with 1,480,000 viewers and a 0.34 P18-49 rating. Gutfeld on Fox News was #2, with 2,764,000 viewers and a 0.20 demo rating. The Challenge on MTV was #4 with 423,000 viewers and a 0.18 demo rating.

P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (594,000): +5%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (589,000): +6%
Current 2024-Q4 P2+ average (613,000) vs. 2023-Q4 (828,000): -26%
Current Dec 2024 P2+ average (602,000) vs. Dec 2023 (823,000): -27%

P18-49 comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (0.17): +12%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.17): +12%
Current 2024-Q4 P18-49 average (0.19) vs. 2023-Q4 (0.28): -32%
Current Dec 2024 P18-49 average (0.18) vs. Dec 2023 (0.28): -36%

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

P2+: 625k (+6%)
P18-49: 252k (+9%)
F18-49: 85k (+21%)
M18-49: 167k (+4%)
P18-34: 90k (+29%)
F18-34: 34k (+26%)
M18-34: 56k (+32%)
P35-49: 162k (+1%)
F35-49: 51k (+10%)
M35-49: 111k (-6%)
Non-P18-49: 373k (+4%)

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LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Washington, DC at Entertainment & Sports Arena
Estimated tickets distributed: 3,030

Market-to-market comparisons (Washington, DC):

2021-09-11 (Sat) – WWE Supershow: 6,624 (-54% vs. 3,030)
2021-12-28 (Tue) – WWE Supershow: 4,730 (-36%)
2022-01-19 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 3,595 (-16%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2022-01-21 (Fri) – AEW Rampage: 2,819 (+7%)
2022-08-15 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 8,944 (-66%)
2022-10-05 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 3,112 (-3%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2022-10-07 (Fri) – AEW Rampage: 2,852 (+6%)
2022-12-05 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 8,125 (-63%)
2023-03-03 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 13,475 (-78%)
2023-06-14 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 5,313 (-43%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2023-11-13 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 9,942 (-70%)
2024-08-23 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 13,707 (-78%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q4 AEW Dynamite average: (3,253) vs. 2023-Q4 (4,481): -27%

DIGITAL

As of 5:12 pm, Dec 19

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

1.) 180,392 – Cassidy, Page, & White take on AEW World Champ, Moxley, & the Death Riders!
2.) 136,227 – Darby Allin & Will Ospreay CLASH in the Continental Classic Gold League!
3.) 117,691 – Holiday Spirit! MJF feels charitable this Holiday Season?!
5.) 50,229 – Toni Storm: Portrait of a Rock Star!
6.) 45,716 – Tensions are high for the team of Orange Cassidy, Hangman Page, & Jay White!
7.) 31,780 – Shelton Benjamin battles the Beast Mortos in the Continental Classic!
8.) 13,239 – Is Ricochet’s offer from Bobby Lashley & Hurt Syndicate still on the table?

RECEPTION

As of 5:34 pm, Dec 19

Event rating:

Cagematch.net voter rating: 8.81 (68 votes)
This episode vs. last week (7.37): +20%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (7.28): +21%
Current 2024-Q4 average (7.15) vs. 2023-Q4 (7.46): -4%

Match ratings:

9.30 (164 votes) – Darby Allin vs. Will Ospreay
7.18 (109 votes) – Anna Jay vs. Mercedes Mone (c)
6.66 (84 votes) – Shelton Benjamin vs. The Beast Mortos
6.58 (64 votes) – Death Riders (Jon Moxley, PAC & Wheeler Yuta) vs. Adam Page, Jay White & Orange Cassidy
5.74 (60 votes) – Hook & Katsuyori Shibata vs. The Patriarchy (Christian Cage & Nick Wayne)