Summary

AEW Dynamite drew 654,000 viewers on TBS for its April 8 episode, down from the 730,000 viewers the show posted on April 1.

The episode also recorded a 0.14 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic. That was a slight drop from the 0.15 demo rating the previous week. On cable for the night, Dynamite finished sixth.

April 8 numbers in context

The April 8 broadcast served as the final Dynamite before AEW Dynasty, and it followed a week in which last week's Dynamite audience had already slipped to 730,000 viewers.

AEW also simulcast the show on HBO Max, but streaming viewership was not available. That means the traditional TV total only captures part of the audience for a go-home episode that also helped set the table for Dynasty, including the Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho segments covered in the full show results.

Most-viewed clips from the episode

The most-viewed AEW Dynamite and Collision videos from April 8 on YouTube were led by Will Ospreay bringing United Empire into the opening brawl with the Death Riders, which reached 290,000 views.

Chris Jericho putting Ricochet on "The List" for an AEW Dynasty match ranked second at 201,000 views. The other top five clips featured MJF confronting Kenny Omega, Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita coming to blows, and the Chaos in Canada match involving the Death Riders, Ospreay, and United Empire.

AEW Dynasty week takeaway

The drop matters mostly because it came on the final Dynamite before AEW Dynasty, but the missing Max data leaves the full reach of the episode unresolved. For AEW, the clearer takeaway is that several of the show's biggest pre-pay-per-view angles still generated strong digital interest even as the linear TV number moved down.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.