AEW Dynamite returned to its normal night after last week’s Title Tuesday episode, ranking behind the NLCS, WNBA, and Fox News.
The October 16 episode from San Jose averaged 633,000 viewers and approximately 262,000 viewers (0.20) in the 18-49 demographic, courtesy of Wrestlenomics and Programming Insider.
Dynamite ranked sixth among cable originals in prime between the MLB playoffs, WNBA playoffs, and three programs on Fox News.
Fox News performed strongly on Wednesday due to its coverage of Bret Baier’s sit-down interview with presidential candidate Kamala Harris. The NLCS game between the L.A. Dodgers and New York Mets topped cable programming with 5,882,000 viewers and 1.44 in the 18-49 demographic on FS 1 while Game 3 of the WNBA final between New York and Minnesota pulled in 1,394,000 viewers and 0.31 in the demo on ESPN.
Since Dynamite aired on Tuesday last week, our comparisons are with the show from two weeks ago where Dynamite dropped 7% in overall viewership and fell by 4% in the 18-49 demographic.
This was Dynamite’s lowest viewership and among its 18-49 audience in its normal slot since August 7.
In the 18-49 demographic, female viewership grew by 4% from two weeks with an average of 76,000 viewers while males dropped by 8% with 186,000 viewers.
The 18-34 demographic fell by 8% averaging 73,000 viewers including a major among males from 61,000 to 43,000 viewers this week or a 30% decline. However, females grew from 18,000 to 30,000.
Adults 35-49 posted a loss of 3% averaging 189,000 viewers. Males grew by 2% and females were down by 16% from two weeks ago.
In Canada, the show ranked sixth among sports programs for the night with 107,000 viewers and 63,300 in the 25-54 demographic on Sportsnet 360. The sports programs were led by the Toronto Maple Leafs vs. L.A. Kings.
