Dynamite rating for 10/4 (800k, 0.28)

[mrbananagrabber]

800,000 viewers (source: Wrestlenomics)



That’s..surprising. Not a disaster but certainly a surprise.

[mistery]

I saw it posted elsewhere, but Edge didn't help the ratings when he showed up on NXT either. A lot of his stuff in WWE didn't seem to draw and that seems to be translating to AEW as well.

[tenshi]

How big of a factor was that multiple wildcard series from MLB were played last night?

[jm]

There were massive DVR problems with last night's episode, in addition to the audio botch with the Cole/Roddy segment. So this rating comes with a big asterisk next to it; that asterisk being "TBS sucks".

[salz4life]

That's really odd. Coming off a PPV with a debuting Adam Copeland, I would've expected better. I've seen on Twitter that there might've been an issue with the show listings or something. Maybe that could've had something do with it. Very surprising, IMO. Even with a loaded NXT show and going head to head, I bet it bounces back next week... maybe not as high as one would hope with it being on at the same time as NXT, but still.

[neilc]

I blame society.

[markymark]

The first quarter did 804k in viewers(last weeks show had 923k in the first QH), could it be like some sort of issue caused this?

[markymark]

Hour 2 did better than Hour 1, TK has to be angry that TBS ruined this show.

[jm]

Oct 5, 2023 15:49:41 GMT -5 tenshi said:

How big of a factor was that multiple wildcard series from MLB were played last night?

Both were elimination games, so they absolutely did.
Phillies game did a .85, up from Tuesday's .75
Arizona game did a .46, up from Tuesday's .43

[Denny Zen is Cooking™]

I have a feeling that pervasive issues with the show listing, coupled with the severe audio issues at the beginning of the episode are to blame for this. That's as low as Dynamite's opening segment has been in a long while. And the drop down to the 700k range seemed to come right after the audio issues and replaying the segment for a second time.

The fact that the last segment and overrun had the highest viewership suggests to me that Edge probably is something of a draw, but it's honestly too early to tell.

[Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story]

I would be curious to see what happens when you factor in DVR numbers. AEW apparently thinks the DVR issue last night really hurt them.

[thirteen3]

Bang Bang Gang are drawing dimes, Jack!

[asuka007]

This makes next week look, not promising vs. NXT head to head.

[ben:friendship frog]

I don't think it was the audio, there isn't a big enough drop off or surge to suggest they made any significant difference.

[daaave]

Oct 5, 2023 16:06:39 GMT -5 asuka007 said:

This makes next week look, not promising vs. NXT head to head.

Can't see them beating NXT either way. Moving from their not normal day, and NXT chucking in Cena and Becky Lynch. I'll be suprised if Dynamite tops them.

[Mid-Carder]

Did people really think Adam Copeland would pop a rating? There's very few people who do and he's not one of them

[Zone Was Wrong]

Considering TBS not listing them correctly last night, doesn't surprise me. TBS really screwing the pooch lately between that and the audio issues on their end.

[fw91]

We thought we knew him.

[Kalmia]

Yeah, I'm wondering how many people checked the listings, saw Dynamite wasn't on, and just didn't tune in (or at least not until later when they realised the mistake)

[markymark]

Oct 5, 2023 16:49:43 GMT -5 Kalmia said:

Yeah, I'm wondering how many people checked the listings, saw Dynamite wasn't on, and just didn't tune in (or at least not until later when they realised the mistake)

Meltzer said it cost them around 12% of viewers(around 100k)