AEW Dynamite To Debut In Germany

TNT Germany’s Facebook page announced earlier today that AEW Dynamite will premiere in Germany on Fridays at 21:50 local time.

Cody Rhodes commented earlier this month about bringing the brand to Germany.

“It’s definitely something that we’re looking at currently and not particularly because you’re asking me and you’re from Germany,” Rhodes said. “The German market is massive; I just did a German magazine two days ago, I was in two wonderful sell-outs in Paris in terms of France and that market. We don’t want to leave anybody out. One of the things about having a major cable carrier cover this company is that the international deals are very hard to navigate and they are beyond my depth as an EVP. But we have the right people in place because we want the product everywhere: Germany, France, and the smaller European countries.

“Right now, with FITE TV, I know that there are some places excluded and left out, but we’re doing everything we can to get what they call in production ‘ignitions’ to all these countries. And I’ll do everything in my power because it was always my goal for everyone to see. We don’t have a network subscription service just yet so we’re working with the tools we have.

“And our focus was Dynamite to begin with and then growing it out, so I would hope that nobody gets left out in the first month, at least, of Dynamite. Definitely something Mike Weber and FITE have done a great job that we’re working on and, believe me, Matt, Nick, and Kenny – a question we regularly ask in our group meetings is, ‘When are we going here? How do we get there because people want to see it.'”

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Dynamite Tops WWE NXT In Viewership As Both Shows Viewership Drops

AEW Dynamite has topped WWE NXT in viewership for the third week in a row, but viewership for both has continued to drop since their TV debuts.

Wednesday’s Dynamite episode on TNT drew 1.014 million viewers while NXT drew 712,000 viewers on the USA Network, according to Showbuzz Daily. AEW topped NXT in total viewership by 42.4%.

AEW ranked #5 in the Cable Top 150, while NXT ranked #30. AEW ranked #25 in viewership, for the second week in a row, while NXT ranked #35 in viewership.

Last week’s Dynamite episode drew 1.018 million viewers and ranked #8 in the Cable Top 150, and #25 in viewership, so it dropped 0.4%, not including the airing on truTV last week. Last week’s NXT episode drew 790,000 viewers and ranked #27 in the Cable Top 150, and #33 in viewership, so it dropped 10%.

AEW drew a 0.44 rating in the 18-49 demographic, topping the 0.20 that NXT drew in the same demo by 120%. Last week’s AEW episode drew a 0.46 in that demographic while NXT drew a 0.22.

Last week’s Dynamite episode aired on truTV due to MLB coverage getting in the way of the regular schedule, and the show drew an additional 122,000 on trueTV. Dynamite did not air on truTV this week, just the regular timeslot on TNT.

Basketball Wives topped the night in the 18-49 demographic at #1 with a 0.54 rating, but just 1.208 million viewers. Tucker Carlson Tonight topped the night on cable in viewership with 4.068 million viewers, but ranking #11 on the Cable Top 150 with a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Chicago Med on NBC at 9pm topped the night in viewership on network TV with 8.934 million viewers. The Masked Singer on FOX at 8pm topped the night on network TV in the 18-49 demographic with a 2.2 rating.

To compare, Monday’s WWE Draft edition of RAW on the USA Network drew an average of 2.287 million viewers, down from last week’s 2.334 million viewers for the post-Hell In a Cell episode, and ranked #13 for the night in viewership on cable and #6 in the Cable Top 150 with a 0.74 rating in the 18-49 demographic. Tuesday’s WWE Backstage preview episode that aired on FS1 at 8:13pm drew 597,000 viewers and ranked #25 on the Cable Top 150 with a 0.20 cable rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Below is 2019 NXT Viewership Tracker:

September 18 Episode: 1.179 million viewers (one hour on the USA Network)
September 25 Episode: 1.006 million viewers (one hour on the USA Network)
October 2 Episode: 891,000 viewers (season premiere, both hours on the USA Network)
October 9 Episode: 790,000 viewers
October 16 Episode: 712,000 viewers

Below is 2019 AEW Dynamite Viewership Tracker:

October 2 Episode: 1.409 million viewers (premiere episode)
October 9 Episode: 1.018 million viewers (on TNT, 122k on truTV)
October 16 Episode: 1.014 million viewers

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Dynamite Preview 10/16/19

Tonight’s AEW Dynamite will air live from the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Below is the current card:

* Chris Jericho (c) vs. Darby Allin (Philadelphia Street Fight for the AEW World Championship)

* Riho (c) vs. Britt Baker (AEW Women’s World Championship)

* AEW World Tag Team Titles Tournament First Round Match: SoCal Uncensored vs. Best Friends

* AEW World Tag Team Titles Tournament First Round Match: Lucha Bros vs. Jurassic Express

* “Hangman” Adam Page and Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley and PAC

AEW Dynamite Preview 10/9/19

Tonight’s AEW Dynamite will air live from the Agganis Arena in Boston, Massachusetts on TNT.

* AEW World Champion Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara vs. Dustin Rhodes and “Hangman” Adam Page

* Jimmy Havoc vs. Darby Allin (#1 Contender Match for the AEW World Championship, winner face Jericho on next week’s show)

* The Young Bucks vs. Private Party (AEW Tag Team Championship Tournament Match)

* Jon Moxley vs. Shawn Spears

* Bea Priestley and Emi Sukura vs. AEW Women’s Champion Riho and Dr. Britt Baker

Cody Rhodes Announces “AEW Dark” Series

Cody Rhodes announced “AEW Dark” will begin this Tuesday, featuring dark matches that didn’t air on AEW Dynamite.

The show will be on AEW’s YouTube channel and hosted by Tony Schiavone.

Four dark matches took place this past Wednesday (full results of those matches here) at the Dynamite TV tapings.

Darby Allin faced CIMA before Dynamite got started. Afterwards, three matches took place, the first was Lucha Brothers, Jack Evans, and Angelico vs. Private Party and Best Friends. Next up was Britt Baker & Allie vs. Penelope Ford and Bea Priestley, followed by SCU vs. Luchasaurus, Marko Stunt, and Jungle Boy.

In numerous interviews it’s been made clear that wins-loss will matter in AEW. A fan on Twitter asked Matt Jackson if these dark matches will count towards wins-losses, and Jackson responded, “Yes. Everything counts.”

https://twitter.com/MattJackson13/status/1180519865607544832

Next Wednesday, AEW is headed to the Agganis Arena in Boston, Massachusetts.

https://twitter.com/CodyRhodes/status/1180513846471073795

Source: Wrestling Inc.

How Did AEW Dynamite And WWE NXT Do In Viewership For Their First Week Head-To-Head?

Wednesday’s WWE NXT season premiere episode on the USA Network drew 891,000 viewers while the AEW Dynamite premiere episode on TNT drew 1.409 million viewers, according to Showbuzz Daily. AEW Dynamite viewership topped NXT by 58%.

AEW ranked #2 in the Cable Top 150 18-49 demographic list, while NXT ranked #10. AEW ranked #16 in viewership, while NXT ranked #27 in viewership.

This is the first week that both hours of NXT have aired on the USA Network. Hour 1 of the first week drew 1.179 million viewers and ranked #4 on the Cable Top 150 while hour 1 of the second week drew 1.006 million viewers and ranked #8 on the Cable Top 150.

The MLB Wild Card game on ESPN topped the night in the 18-49 demographic and viewership with 3.969 million viewers. Chicago Med on NBC topped the night in network TV with 7.669 million viewers.

To compare this week’s WWE TV viewership, Monday’s RAW season premiere drew an average of 2.571 million viewers, up from last week’s 2.210 million viewers, and the best red brand viewership since the post-SummerSlam episode on August 12, which drew 2.729 million viewers.

2019 NXT Viewership Tracker:

September 18 Episode: 1.179 million viewers (one hour on the USA Network)
September 25 Episode: 1.006 million viewers (one hour on the USA Network)
October 2 Episode: 891,000 viewers (season premiere, both hours on the USA Network)
October 9 Episode:

2019 AEW Dynamite Viewership Tracker:

October 2 Episode: 1.409 million viewers (premiere episode)

The AEW Dynamite replay drew 423,000 viewers on TNT, according to PWTorch. The replay aired right after the Dynamite premiere went off the air at 10pm ET.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Jake Hager (Jack Swagger) Makes AEW Debut, Moxley Puts Omega Through Glass Table

Jake Hager (Ex-WWE Superstar Jack Swagger) made a surprise appearance during the climax of All Elite Wrestling’s TNT debut.

It all went down after the main event of All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite, which was won by the team of Chris Jericho, Santana and Ortiz over the team of Kenny Omeg and The Young Bucks, after interference from a returning Jon Moxley — who took out his Full Gear opponent Kenny Omega. Moxley put himself and Omega through a glass coffee table with a DDT. You can see a video of it below.

Hager appeared in the ring during a post-match brawl and appeared to align himself with AEW Champion Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Santana and Ortiz.

Riho Becomes First AEW Women’s World Champion

Riho was crowned AEW Women’s World Champion after defeating Nyla Rose on the debut episode of All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite on TNT last night in Washington, DC., which was the hometown of Rose

Prior to the match, Britt Baker joined Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, and Excalibur at the commentary desk and expressed her intention to challenge for the title in the near future.

AEW Dynamite Premiere On TNT Preview 10/2/19

AEW will air their first-ever TNT TV show from the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. at 8 pm ET

* Jon Moxley appears live

* Cody Rhodes vs. Sammy Guevara

* Hangman Adam Page vs. PAC

* MJF vs. Brandon Cutler

* Nyla Rose vs. Riho to crown the first-ever AEW Women’s Champion

* The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega vs. AEW World Champion Chris Jericho, Santana and Ortiz

ITV Announces New Weekly AEW Dynamite Schedule Following Negative Response From Fans

ITV in the UK has announced schedule changes for the weekly AEW Dynamite show.

It was announced last week that the two-hour AEW Dynamite show would air on Sunday mornings at 8:20am, followed by a one-hour highlight show on Monday nights at 11:45pm. This led to a significant amount of backlash from fans, who weren’t satisfied with the Sunday morning timeslot, and being forced to wait several days before they could watch the weekly AEW show, which airs on Wednesday nights on TNT.

ITV announced today that the full two-hour Dynamite show will be available for viewing on the ITV Hub at 7pm on Thursdays, beginning tomorrow. Dynamite will then air at 11:20pm on ITV4 on Friday nights. The Sunday morning timeslot will also stay, as will the Monday night one-hour highlight show.

ITV will also air AEW pay-per-views live, beginning with Full Gear on November 9.

Below is the full Twitter announcement from ITV:

https://twitter.com/ITVWrestling/status/1179391575891349510

Source: Wrestling Inc.