{"id":809356,"date":"2026-07-18T04:43:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T04:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/809356\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T04:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T04:43:14","slug":"aew-dynamite-scores-highest-ratings-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/809356\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW Dynamite scores highest ratings of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wednesday night\u2019s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 786,000 viewers on TBS, up 1.7% from the previous week. It ties the largest audience for the show since July 17, 2024. <\/p>\n

Dynamite averaged a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demo. That\u2019s up 25% from last week and ties the best rating the show has done in that category since August 20th of last year. <\/p>\n

It was a night with no major sports competition, with MLB on the all star break and no World Cup soccer game scheduled until the weekend. Dynamite was second on the prime time cable charts behind a WNBA game and finished 12th in terms of total viewers on cable for the night.<\/p>\n

As compared to the same week in 2025 the overall viewership was up 33.7% and the 18-49 was identical. <\/p>\n

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\u2019s show was up 23.6% in total viewers and 36.4% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages. <\/p>\n

DateAEW 18-49AEW total viewers5\/6\/20260.1590,0005\/13\/20260.1585,0005\/20\/20260.11613,0005\/27\/20260.15704,0006\/3\/20260.11638,0006\/10\/20260.08542,0006\/17\/20260.12665,0006\/24\/20260.1616,0007\/1\/20260.09634,0007\/8\/20260.12773,0007\/15\/20260.15786,000*10 wk avg0.11636,000<\/p>\n


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Paul Fontaine is a writer and podcaster covering both pro wrestling and mixed martial art. He has been a contributor to F4W Online for over 10 years, focusing mostly on the business side of both sports.<\/p>\n

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