As we reported yesterday, while AEW Dynamite still defeated NXT in the ratings, it suffered a drop from the week before. Dynamite had 806,000 viewers and a 0.32 rating compared to NXT’s 766,000 viewers and 0.19 rating. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has a full breakdown of the numbers, including a look at the shows quarter by quarter.
Dynamite drew 420,000 viewers in the key 18-49 demographic. It was #3 for the night, behind MTV Challenge (839,000 viewers, 0.45) and
Real Housewives of Orange County (1,004,000 viewers, 0.35). NXT had 252,000 in the demo. It came in at #34 for the night.
Dynamite was #1 in 18-49 men for the night. It was strong with the male audience in general, also doing well in males 35-49. However they dropped in other demos, including going down to 18 in women 18-49, eighth in 18-34 overall, 12 in females 12-34 and 13 in males 12-34. NXT was #17 in males 18-49 and #6 in males 12-34. Overall, Dynamite was down 19% in viewers and 28.1% in the 18-49 demo. N
World Champion Kenny Omega will be in action in a no DQ match against Joey Janela on tonight s AEW Dynamite.
Omega and Janela were originally scheduled to face off in the first round of the AEW World title eliminator tournament in October. Janela ended up being pulled from the tournament due to contact tracing. Omega went on to win the tournament, beating Hangman Page at Full Gear in the finals.
Should Janela win, he will be granted a future title shot against Omega.
A 12-man tag is also scheduled for tonight s show. Last week s battle between MJF and Orange Cassidy for the Dynamite Diamond Ring saw involvement in, or interference from, all fourteen competitors. The match will be Chris Jericho, MJF, Santana, Ortiz, Sammy Guevara & Jake Hager vs. Best Friends, Top Flight & Varsity Blondes.