The fifth-anniversary edition of AEW Dynamite saw the show drop to its lowest viewership over the past four weeks.
The October 2 episode from Pittsburgh averaged 680,000 viewers and 274,000 (0.20) in the 18-49 demographic, according to PW Torch, Wrestlenomics & Programming Insider.
Programming Insider listed AEW Dynamite at seventh among prime-time cable programs with Dynamite behind two MLB Wild Card games, two programs on Fox News, and MTV’s The Challenge.
The New York Mets vs. Milwaukee Brewers averaged 3,690,000 viewers and 0.87 in the 18-49 demographic on ESPN while the Atlanta Braves vs. San Diego Padres averaged 2,052,000 and 0.52 on ESPN 2.
Dynamite aired from 8 – 10:30 p.m. ET with an extended overrun featuring Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada and the post-match angle with members of the BCC.
The overrun didn’t boost the show’s average with Wrestlenomics reporting that the audience dropped by 7% between 10 – 10:15 p.m. ET and declined another 4% between 10:15 – 10:30 p.m. The two quarters were the least-watched of the entire show in both overall viewership and the 18-49 audience.
Compared to Grand Slam last week, Dynamite’s audience declined by 3% while the 18-49 audience dropped by 13% – its lowest marks since September 4.
In the core demo, female viewership saw a large drop from 108,000 viewers to 73,000 for this week’s episode while males only fell from 206,000 to 201,000.
In Canada, it was a mixed bag with Dynamite averaging 93,800 viewers and 63,800 in the 25-54 demographic on TSN 2, which were declines of 19% and 14% respectively from last week. It ranked sixth among sports programs in overall viewership behind four MLB Wild Card games, and an NHL pre-season game. However, Dynamite ranked first in the demo by just edging out the New York Mets vs. Milwaukee Brewers at 63,700 viewers.
