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TV RATINGS
AEW Dynamite on TBS
Wed, Jan. 15, 2025: 8:00 to 10:07 pm
679,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.18
Confirmed by Wrestlenomics via a Nielsen source.
Viewership data does not include viewing on Max, which began simulcasting Dynamite on January 1, 2025.
P2+ comparisons:
This episode vs. last week (615,000): +10%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (600,000): +13%
Current 2025-Q1 P2+ average (627,000) vs. 2024-Q1 (810,000): -23%
Current Jan 2025 P2+ average (627,000) vs. Jan 2024 (829,000): -24%
P18-49 comparisons:
This episode vs. last week (0.17): +6%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.18): +0%
Current 2025-Q1 P18-49 average (0.17) vs. 2024-Q1 (0.28): -39%
Current Jan 2025 P18-49 average (0.17) vs. Jan 2024 (0.28): -39%
Viewer counts for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses:
P2+: 679k (+13%)
P18-49: 243k (+3%)
F18-49: 81k (+7%)
M18-49: 162k (-1%)
P18-34: 87k (+24%)
F18-34: 26k (+0%)
M18-34: 61k (+39%)
P35-49: 156k (-1%)
F35-49: 55k (+17%)
M35-49: 101k (-9%)
Non-P18-49: 436k (+17%)
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LIVE EVENTS
Data from WrestleTix
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Cincinnati, OH at The Andrew J Brady Music Center
Estimated tickets distributed: 1,570
Market-to-market comparisons (Cincinnati, OH):
2021-09-08 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 6,800 (-77% vs. 1,570) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2021-09-27 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 5,473 (-71%)
2022-01-31 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 5,562 (-72%)
2022-10-18 (Tue) – AEW Dynamite: 4,740 (-67%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2023-01-16 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 7,608 (-79%)
2023-06-17 (Sat) – WWE Supershow: 6,291 (-75%)
2023-09-13 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 2,667 (-41%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2024-04-26 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 13,110 (-88%)
Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2025-Q1 AEW Dynamite average: (2,485) vs. 2024-Q1 (4,138): -40%
DIGITAL
As of 5:02 pm, Jan 16
Most-viewed YouTube videos on AEW’s official channel:
1.) 302,220 – Could Powerhouse Hobbs dethrone the AEW World Champion, Jon Moxley?
2.) 189,072 – Kenny Omega returns to in-ring action vs Callis Family’s Brian Cage!
3.) 163,441 – A red hot Swerve Strickland attempts to get revenge on Ricochet
4.) 118,322 – Samoa Joe returns & HOOK finally goes toe to toe with Christian Cage!
5.) 43,176 – Hurt Syndicate battles AEW Tag Team Champions Private Party & Mark Briscoe!
6.) 27,256 – Outlaws never die! Dustin Rhodes gives Jeff Jarrett some sage advice.
7.) 4,607 – Mox and Hobbs Battle for the AEW World Title at MAXIMUM CARNAGE!
RECEPTION
As of 5:09 pm, Jan 16
Event rating:
Cagematch.net voter rating: 6.66 (79 votes)
This episode vs. last week (7.79): -15%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (7.87): -15%
Current 2025-Q1 average (7.09) vs. 2024-Q1 (7.67): -8%
Match ratings:
7.21 (116 votes) – Kenny Omega vs. Brian Cage
6.79 (93 votes) – Harley Cameron and Jamie Hayter and Julia Hart and Kris Statlander and Megan Bayne and Willow Nightingale vs. Toni Storm
6.78 (96 votes) – Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Jon Moxley (c)
5.88 (83 votes) – Mark Briscoe & Private Party (Quen & Zay) vs. The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley, MVP & Shelton Benjamin)
4.71 (77 votes) – Christian Cage vs. Hook
This report was produced with the assistance of programming scripts created by me.