Following AEW Worlds End, the first Dynamite of the new year saw a drop in viewership and a four-week low in the key demographic audience.
The January 3 episode from Newark averaged 801,000 viewers and 337,000 (0.26) in the 18-49 demographic, per Wrestlenomics.
The overall audience decline was down 5% representing a two-week low. The 18-49 audience fell by 17% and was the lowest in that category since December 6.
In the 18-49 demo, males fell from 281,000 to 236,000 and women were down from 127,000 to 101,000.
Adults 18-34 declined by 14% with an average of 135,000 viewers, which was also its lowest mark since December 6.
Adults 35-49 fell by 20% to 201,000.
In Canada, Dynamite averaged 111,600 viewers and 59,400 in the 25-54 demographic on TSN 2, which were drops of 23% and 24% respectively from last week. The show ranked seventh among sports programs on Wednesday behind the Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Anaheim Ducks, Toronto Raptors vs. Memphis Grizzlies, and a PWHL game between Minnesota and Boston.
The show followed the Worlds End pay-per-view including the first segment involving the newly formed Undisputed Kingdom after the reveal of Adam Cole as “The Devil” last Saturday. The show was headlined by Swerve Strickland and Daniel Garcia.
