AEW Dynamite Viewership Rises with Title Matches and IInspiration Debut
This past Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite on TBS averaged 650,000 viewers, marking a 2.7% increase from the previous week. This viewership figure represents the fourth-highest audience for the show since September 17, 2025 [National Today].
Key Highlights from the March 4th Episode
The March 4th episode, which featured three championship matches and the debut of the tag team IInspiration, also achieved a 0.12 rating in the 18-49 demographic – a 20% increase from the prior week and tying for the second-highest rating in that category since November 12, 2025 [National Today].
Year-Over-Year Performance
Compared to the same week in 2025, overall viewership increased by 8.3%, whereas the 18-49 rating experienced a 7.7% decrease. This marks the smallest year-over-year drop in the key demographic that Dynamite has seen since August 2025 [National Today].
Recent Viewership Trends
The most recent episode of Dynamite was up 13.1% in overall viewers and 20% in the 18-49 demographic compared to recent averages [National Today]. Here’s a look at the viewership numbers from the last ten weeks:
| Date | AEW 18-49 | AEW Total Viewers |
|---|---|---|
| 12/24/2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 12/31/2025 | 0.073 | 98,000 |
| 1/7/2026 | 0.085 | 16,000 |
| 1/14/2026 | 0.085 | 26,000 |
| 1/21/2026 | 0.084 | 98,000 |
| 1/28/2026 | 0.096 | 53,000 |
| 2/4/2026 | 0.156 | 54,000 |
| 2/11/2026 | 0.12 | 604,000 |
| 2/18/2026 | 0.12 | 692,000 |
| 2/25/2026 | 0.10 | 633,000 |
| 3/4/2026 | 0.12 | 650,000 |
*10 wk avg (doesn’t include current week) 0.10574,889 [National Today]
Match Highlights
The episode featured a World Title match, with MJF demanding a change to the stipulation of his match against Hangman Adam Page at Revolution [National Today]. IInspiration (Cassie Lee and Jessica McKay) made their AEW television debut, challenging the Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor) [Wrestling Inc.]. However, The IInspiration lost their debut match to The Brawling Birds in under 30 seconds [Wrestlezone]. Thekla also defended the AEW Women’s World Championship against Thunder Rosa [National Today] and [TBS].
AEW Dynamite airs live every Wednesday from 8-10 p.m. ET on TBS and simulcasts on HBO Max [TBS].
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