TBS issued a press release, touting Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite that came in at No. 1 for the night on cable in viewership and the 18-49 key demographic.
Dynamite beat ESPN’s coverage of College Basketball.
This past Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite drew an average of 1.028 million viewers on TBS, per showbuzzdaily.com. This is way up from last week’s 824,000 viewers.
In the key 18-49 demographic, Wednesday’s Dynamite came in at No. 1 for the night on with a 0.35 rating, which is up from last week’s 0.27.
TBS’ AEW: Dynamite was Cable’s #1 Program on Wednesday
TBS’ “AEW: Dynamite” was Cable’s #1 program among P2+ on Wednesday, February 22 at 8:00p.m., delivering a .58 rating and attracting over 1M viewers. Please see ratings highlights and program details below.
AEW: Dynamite
454K P18-49 (0.73 Rtg) / 544K P25-54 (0.91 Rtg) / 1028K P2+ (0.58 Rtg)
- Ranked #1 on cable for Wednesday in total day among P18-49
- +29% among P18-49, +28% among P25-54, and +25% among P2+ vs. prior week’s episode
Last night’s “AEW: Dynamite” was live from Phoenix, Ariz., and featured Jon Moxley facing Evil Uno, ten teams competing in the REVOLUTION Tag Team Battle Royale, All-Atlantic Champion Orange Cassidy defending against Wheeler Yuta, Skye Blue facing Saraya, and former AEW World Tag Team Champions The Acclaimed taking on Big Bill & Lee Moriarty. The action-packed night also included appearances from Christian Cage and Jungle Boy, and strong words turned into blows between Bryan Danielson and MJF ahead of their 60-minute Iron Man match for the AEW World Championship at AEW REVOLUTION, live next Sunday, March 5 on PPV.
In addition, AEW CEO, GM and Head of Creative Tony Khan and Adam Cole also announced that TBS has greenlit its first new unscripted series of 2023, further expanding its All Elite Wrestling franchise with “AEW: All Access” – a follow-doc from the perspectives of the league’s biggest stars. The new series, which is slated to premiere this March, is billed as the ultimate behind-the-scenes experience for fans, and will feature Adam Cole, Dr. Britt Baker, Sammy Guevara, Tay Conti, The Young Bucks, Saraya, Wardlow, Eddie Kingston and Tony Khan.
For the first time in many years, AEW is offering an alternative to mainstream wrestling, with a roster of world-class talent that is injecting new spirit, freshness and energy into the industry. “AEW: Dynamite” airs every Wednesday from 8-10 p.m. on TBS and attracts the youngest wrestling audience on television.