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TV RATINGS

AEW Dynamite on TBS
Wed, May. 8, 2024: 8:00 to 10:08 pm

711,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.24

Reported earlier by PWTorch.

Updated with competition notes and demographic information.

Competition note: Dynamite was #6 for the day on cable in P18-49. It was outranked by the NBA playoff game between the Knicks and Pacers on TNT, which was head-to-head with Dynamite and averaged 4,338,000 viewers and a 1.48 P18-49 rating. Also outranking by Dynamite were the Inside the NBA telecast after the game on TNT (1,847,000 viewers; 0.64 P18-49), Bruins-Panthers on ESPN (1,822,000; 0.54), the NBA pre-game show on TNT (1,215,000; 0.41), and the Oilers-Canucks game on ESPN (902,000; 0.34).

P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (703,000): +1%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (742,000): -4%
Current 2024-Q2 P2+ average (738,000) vs. 2023-Q2 (855,000): -14%
Current May 2024 P2+ average (707,000) vs. May 2023 (847,000): -17%

P18-49 comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (0.24): +0%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.26): -8%
Current 2024-Q2 P18-49 average (0.25) vs. 2023-Q2 (0.29): -14%
Current May 2024 P18-49 average (0.24) vs. May 2023 (0.30): -20%

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

P2+: 711k (-3%)
P18-49: 320k (-1%)
F18-49: 112k (-7%)
M18-49: 208k (-2%)
P18-34: 95k (-13%)
P35-49: 225k (+4%)
Non-P18-49: 391k (-4%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

AEW Dynamite
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Edmonton, AB at Rogers Place
Estimated tickets distributed: 4,572

Market-to-market comparisons (Edmonton, AB):

2022-09-26 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 12,332 (-63% vs. 4,572)
2023-07-05 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 5,746 (-20%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q2 AEW Dynamite average: (3,691) vs. 2023-Q2 (5,106): -28%

DIGITAL

As of 4:05 pm, May 9

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

1.) 255,907 – The Patriarchy & Mogul Embassy SHOCK the AEW Champion Swerve Strickland!
2.) 185,463 – The Elite have RUN AMOK! Who can stop them?
3.) 142,720 – TNT Champion Adam Copeland faces House of Black’s Brody King!
4.) 114,766 – Former Best Friends, Orange Cassidy & Trent Beretta, finally go 1-on-1!
5.) 73,912 – The Learning Tree Chris Jericho & student Big Bill make their tag team DEBUT!
6.) 68,397 – What did Kenny Omega have to say about last week’s attack by the Elite?
7.) 60,457 – Outcasts’ Harley Cameron makes her Dynamite debut vs Mariah May!
8.) 56,244 – First time in AEW! Unified World Trios Champ Jay White vs Rocky Romero!