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AEW Dynamite Viewership and Key Demo Rating for the Winter Is Coming Go-Home Show

December 9, 2022

Wednesday’s live edition of AEW Dynamite drew 840,000 viewers on TBS, according to Nielsen via Shotbuzz Daily.

This is down 3.44% from the last week’s episode, which drew 870,000 viewers.

This week’s Dynamite drew a 0.29 rating in the key 18-49 demographic. This is up 11.53% from last week’s 0.26 rating. This week’s 0.29 key demographic rating represents 380,000 viewers who watched the show from that 18-49 demo. This is up 10.47% from last week’s 344,000 18-49 viewers that the 0.26 key demo rating represented, according to Wrestlenomics.

Dynamite ranked #3 on the Cable Top 150 this week with the 0.29 rating in the 18-49 key demographic. This is up from last week’s #5 ranking.

Dynamite ranked #41 in viewership for the night on cable this week. This is down from last week’s #38 ranking.

Dynamite drew the fourth-lowest total audience of the year so far for a standard timeslot show, tied with one other episode. Dynamite also drew the third-lowest key demo rating of the year so far for a standard airing, tied with one other episode. Sports competition last night included two NHL games on TNT, two NBA games on ESPN, one B1G Men’s Basketball game on the BIG Ten Network, one College Basketball game on ESPN2, one College Basketball game on ESPNU, and one Women’s College Basketball game on ESPN2. Wednesday’s Dynamite viewership was down 3.44% from last week, while the 18-49 key demo rating was up 11.53% from last week.

This week’s Dynamite viewership was down 3.66% from the same week in 2021. The key demo rating was down 12.12% from the previous year.

The NBA game between the Celtics and the Suns on ESPN at 10:06pm topped the night in the 18-49 demographic on the Cable Top 150 with a 0.45 rating, also drawing 1.215 million viewers. The Five on FOX News topped the night on cable in viewership with 3.253 million viewers, also drawing a 0.20 key demo rating for the #9 spot on the Cable Top 150.

Chicago Fire on NBC topped the night on broadcast TV in viewership with an average of 6.845 million viewers, also drawing a 0.64 key demo rating. Survivor on CBS topped the night on broadcast TV in the 18-49 key demo with a 0.71 rating, also drawing 5.341 million viewers.

Wednesday’s live edition of AEW Dynamite aired from the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, IN, and featured several happenings advertised ahead of time – Ricky Starks vs. Ari Daivari, a promo from Jon Moxley, a promo from AEW World Champion MJF, ROH World Television Champion Samoa Joe defending his AEW TNT Title against AR Fox, Anna Jay vs. Willow Nightingale, the AEW TBS Title Celebration for champion Jade Cargill, Bryan Danielson vs. IWGP, AAA & ROH World Tag Team Champion Dax Harwood, plus AEW World Trios Champions Death Triangle (2-0) vs. The Elite in Match 3 of their Best Of 7 Series, which was the main event.

Below is our 2022 AEW Dynamite Viewership Tracker:

January 5 Episode: 1.010 million viewers with a 0.43 rating in the 18-49 demographic (TBS premiere episode)
January 12 Episode: 969,000 viewers with a 0.39 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 19 Episode: 1.032 million viewers with a 0.44 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 26 Episode: 1.100 million viewers with a 0.41 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Beach Break episode)
February 2 Episode: 954,000 viewers with a 0.35 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 9 Episode: 1.129 million viewers with a 0.41 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 16 Episode: 869,000 viewers with a 0.31 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 23 Episode: 1.010 million viewers with a 0.40 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 2 Episode: 966,000 viewers with a 0.35 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 9 Episode: 945,000 viewers with a 0.40 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Post-Revolution episode)
March 16 Episode: 993,000 viewers with a 0.38 rating in the 18-49 demographic (St. Patrick’s Day Slam episode)
March 23 Episode: 1.046 million viewers with a 0.41 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 30 Episode: 979,000 viewers with a 0.38 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 6 Episode: 989,000 viewers with a 0.38 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 13 Episode: 977,000 viewers with a 0.37 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 20 Episode: 930,000 viewers with a 0.37 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 27 Episode: 921,000 viewers with a 0.33 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 4 Episode: 833,000 viewers with a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 11 Episode: 840,000 viewers with a 0.33 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 18 Episode: 922,000 viewers with a 0.33 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Wild Card Wednesday episode)
May 25 Episode: 929,000 viewers with a 0.35 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Third Anniversary episode)
June 1 Episode: 969,000 viewers with a 0.40 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Post-Double Or Nothing episode)
June 8 Episode: 939,000 viewers with a 0.34 rating in the 18-49 demographic
June 15 Episode: 761,000 viewers with a 0.28 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Road Rager episode)
June 22 Episode: 878,000 viewers with a 0.31 rating in the 18-49 demographic
June 29 Episode: 1.023 million viewers with a 0.36 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Blood & Guts, post-Forbidden Door episode)
July 6 Episode: 979,000 viewers with a 0.36 rating in the 18-49 demographic
July 13 Episode: 942,000 viewers with a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Fyter Fest Night 1 episode)
July 20 Episode: 910,000 viewers with a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Fyter Fest Night 2 episode)
July 27 Episode: 976,000 viewers with a 0.33 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Fight for The Fallen episode)
August 3 Episode: 938,000 viewers with a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demographic
August 10 Episode: 972,000 viewers with a 0.33 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Quake By The Lake episode)
August 17 Episode: 957,000 viewers with a 0.30 rating in the 18-49 demographic (House of The Dragon episode)
August 24 Episode: 1.049 million viewers with a 0.34 rating in the 18-49 demographic
August 31 Episode: 1.020 million viewers with a 0.35 rating in the 18-49 demographic
September 7 Episode: 1.035 million viewers with a 0.38 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Post-All Out episode)
September 14 Episode: 1.175 million viewers with a 0.39 rating in the 18-49 demographic
September 21 Episode: 1.039 million viewers with a 0.35 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Grand Slam episode)
September 28 Episode: 990,000 viewers with a 0.34 rating in the 18-49 demographic
October 5 Episode: 1.038 million viewers with a 0.33 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Third Anniversary episode)
October 12 Episode: 983,000 viewers with a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Canada debut episode)
October 18 Episode: 752,000 viewers with a 0.26 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Title Tuesday episode)
October 26 Episode: 997,000 viewers with a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demographic
November 2 Episode: 911,000 viewers with a 0.29 rating in the 18-49 demographic
November 9 Episode: 930,000 viewers with a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demographic
November 16 Episode: 818,000 viewers with a 0.28 rating in the 18-49 demographic
November 23 Episode: 880,000 viewers with a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Post-Full Gear Thanksgiving Eve episode)
November 30 Episode: 870,000 viewers with a 0.26 rating in the 18-49 demographic
December 7 Episode: 840,000 viewers with a 0.29 rating in the 18-49 demographic
December 14 Episode: