AEW Dynamite, Feb 26 on TBS: 598,000 viewers; 0.18 P18-49 rating | TV ratings, attendance analysis

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TV RATINGS

AEW Dynamite on TBS
Wed, Feb. 26, 2025: 8:00 to 10:00 pm

598,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.18

Confirmed by Wrestlenomics via a Nielsen source.

Dynamite ranked approximately #5 for the night on cable in P18-49. #1 was the 76ers vs. Knicks on ESPN (0.31), Spurs vs. Rockets on ESPN (0.27), Jesse Watters on Fox News (0.22), Gutfeld on Fox News (0.20). Dynamite was tied with Hannity on Fox News.

Doesn’t include viewership data on Max, which has simulcast Dynamite since January 1, 2025.

P2+ comparisons:

  • This episode vs. last week (563,000): +6%

  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (588,000): +2%

  • Current 2025-Q1 P2+ average (610,000) vs. 2024-Q1 (810,000): -25%

  • Current Feb 2025 P2+ average (586,000) vs. Feb 2024 (816,000): -28%

P18-49 comparisons:

  • This episode vs. last week (0.17): +6%

  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.17): +6%

  • Current 2025-Q1 P18-49 average (0.17) vs. 2024-Q1 (0.28): -39%

  • Current Feb 2025 P18-49 average (0.17) vs. Feb 2024 (0.29): -41%

Viewer counts for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses. Some viewer counts may be based on the national rating for that demo:

  • P2+: 598k (+1%)

  • P18-49: 235k (+3%)

  • F18-49: 88k (+28%)

  • M18-49: 147k (-7%)

  • P18-34: 88k (+17%)

  • F18-34: 53k (+77%)

  • M18-34: 35k (-19%)

  • P35-49: 147k (-4%)

  • F35-49: 35k (-10%)

  • M35-49: 112k (-4%)

  • Non-P18-49: 363k (-1%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Oceanside, CA at Frontwave Arena
Estimated tickets distributed: 3,029

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2025-Q1 AEW Dynamite average: (2,646) vs. 2024-Q1 (4,138): -36%

No market-to-market comparisons available for this city.

DIGITAL

As of 7:03 pm, Feb 27

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

  • 1.) 440,803 – Cope & Jay White attempt to dismantle the Death Riders!

  • 2.) 157,597 – Can Swerve Strickland fix Prince Nana’s legacy?

  • 3.) 146,108 – Who will face Kenny Omega at AEW Revolution? Takeshita (c) vs Cassidy!

  • 4.) 113,995 – MJF makes his bad blood with Hangman Page even more personal!

  • 5.) 94,523 – Did Bryan Keith collect the bounty on Will Ospreay?

  • 6.) 38,580 – TRIOS MATCH! TNT Champ Daniel Garcia & FTR team to face Undisputed Kingdom!

  • 7.) 28,128 – Outrunners vs Murder Machines to get closer to a shot at the AEW Tag Titles!

  • 8.) 25,080 – Harley Cameron battles The Vendetta’s Deonna Purrazzo!

RECEPTION

As of 7:20 pm, Feb 27

Event rating:

  • Cagematch.net voter rating: 7.86 (58 votes)

  • This episode vs. last week (7.79): +1%

  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (7.29): +8%

  • Current 2025-Q1 average (7.23) vs. 2024-Q1 (7.67): -6%

Match ratings:

  • 8.46 (112 votes) – Orange Cassidy vs. Konosuke Takeshita (c)

  • 7.23 (91 votes) – Will Ospreay vs. Bryan Keith

  • 7.10 (83 votes) – The Undisputed Kingdom (Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong) vs. Daniel Garcia & FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood)

  • 5.07 (69 votes) – Harley Cameron vs. Deonna Purrazzo

  • 4.57 (69 votes) – The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd) vs. Murder Machines (Brian Cage & Lance Archer)

  • Ineligible (<5 mins) – Aaron Solo vs. Adam Page

This report was produced with the assistance of programming scripts created by me.

brandon@wrestlenomics.com