AEW Dynamite Viewership Drops 18% to 491,000

The November 19 episode of AEW Dynamite, airing live from Agganis Arena in Boston, drew 491,000 viewers on TBS, marking an 18 percent decline from the 600,000 who watched the previous week's Blood and Guts special. The two-hour program, serving as the go-home show ahead of AEW's Full Gear pay-per-view, also saw its key 18-49 demographic rating fall to 0.10, a 33 percent drop from 0.15 the week prior. Following immediately after, the one-hour AEW Collision episode attracted 322,000 viewers, a 47 percent increase from the prior week's 219,000 in its usual Saturday slot, though it represented a 19.5 percent decrease compared to its last Wednesday appearance on October 15.

Together, the three-hour block averaged 406,500 total viewers and a 0.085 rating in the 18-49 demographic. Dynamite ranked ninth among cable programs that night, while Collision placed 18th. Audience retention from Dynamite to Collision stood at 65.6 percent for total viewers and 70 percent in the demographic, both lower than the 74.9 percent and 100 percent retention recorded during the previous Wednesday pairing in October.

The declines for Dynamite marked its lowest overall audience since the October 29 episode...