AEW Dynamite ratings take hit against NBA Finals
This week’s AEW Dynamite averaged 542,000 viewers on TBS, down 15.1% from the previous week’s 648,000 and its lowest audience for the show since January 21.
The show also averaged a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 27.3% from last week’s 0.11 and tying the third-lowest rating it’s ever done.
It went head-to-head with game four of the NBA Finals which topped all television with 20.9 million viewers and a 5.98 rating in the 18-49 demo on ABC. Dynamite tied for 9th place on the cable charts for the night in 18-49 and 13th in terms of total viewership on cable.
As compared to the same week in 2025, overall viewership was down 9.2% while the 18-49 rating was down 52.9%.
Recent AEW Dynamite ratings
Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for AEW Dynamite on TBS as well as the 10 week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 15.8% in overall viewers and 33.3% in 18-49 as compared to those recent averages.
| Date | 18-49 | Total Viewers |
| 4/1/2026 | 0.15 | 730,000 |
| 4/8/2026 | 0.14 | 654,000 |
| 4/15/2026 | 0.12 | 710,000 |
| 4/22/2026 | 0.1 | 617,000 |
| 4/29/2026 | 0.08 | 596,000 |
| 5/6/2026 | 0.1 | 590,000 |
| 5/13/2026 | 0.1 | 585,000 |
| 5/20/2026 | 0.11 | 613,000 |
| 5/27/2026 | 0.15 | 704,000 |
| 6/3/2026 | 0.11 | 638,000 |
| 6/10/2026 | 0.08 | 542,000 |
| 10 week avg (through 6/3) | 0.12 | 643,700 |
