AEW Dynamite Viewership Sees Drop on April 8, 2026

The latest audience figures are available for the April 8, 2026 episode of AEW Dynamite on TBS, marking a noticeable drop from the previous week.

According to Programming Insider, AEW Dynamite on April 8, 2026 drew 654,000 viewers on TBS, with a 0.14 rating in the key P18–49 demographic. For comparison, the April 1, 2026 episode drew 730,000 viewers with a 0.15 rating in the key P18–49 demographic, a decrease of ↓ 76,000 viewers and down by ↓ 0.01 in the demo.

Compared to the same week in 2025, AEW Dynamite drew 659,000 viewers and a 0.17 demo rating on April 9, 2025, versus 654,000 viewers and a 0.14 demo rating on April 8, 2026. That represents a year-over-year change of ↓ -0.8% in viewership and ↓ -17.6% in the demo.

AEW Dynamite Week-to-Week Viewership Comparison

Metric	April 1, 2026	April 8, 2026	Change	% Change
Total Viewers	730,000	654,000	↓ -76,000	↓ -10.4%
P18–49 Demo	0.15	0.14	↓ -0.01	↓ -6.7%

AEW Dynamite Year-to-Date Performance (2026)

Metric	2026 Average	Current Episode	Diff	%
Viewers	638,143	654,000	↑ 15,857	↑ 2.5%
P18–49 Demo Avg	0.12	0.14	↑ 0.03	↑ 21.7%

AEW Dynamite Month-to-Date Performance (April 2026)

Metric	Month Avg	Current Episode	Diff	%
Viewers	692,000	654,000	↓ -38,000	↓ -5.5%
P18–49 Demo Avg	0.15	0.14	↓ -0.01	↓ -3.4%

AEW Dynamite 4-Week Rolling Average

Metric	4 Week Avg	Current Episode	Diff	%
Viewers	719,750	654,000	↓ -65,750	↓ -9.1%
P18–49 Demo Avg	0.14	0.14	↑ 0	↑ 0%

Last 12 Months Performance Summary

Average Viewership	590,538
Highest Viewership	765,000 (March 25, 2026)
Lowest Viewership	321,000 (October 7, 2025)
Average 18–49 Demo	0.13
Weeks Above 1,000,000 Viewers	0
Weeks Below 1,000,000 Viewers	52

Viewership Range (Last 12 Months)

Highest	March 25, 2026	765,000
Lowest	October 7, 2025	321,000
Difference	—	444,000

Recent 4-Week Trend

Week	Viewers	18–49 Demo
April 8, 2026	654,000	0.14
April 1, 2026	730,000	0.15
March 25, 2026	765,000	0.14
March 18, 2026	730,000	0.13

4-Week Average: 719,750 viewers

Largest Weekly Viewership Changes (Last 12 Months)

Largest Increase	October 15, 2025	+213,000
Largest Drop	October 1, 2025	-173,000

AEW Dynamite Year-over-Year Comparison (2025 vs 2026)

Metric	April 9, 2025	April 8, 2026	% Change
Total Viewers	659,000	654,000	↓ -0.8%
P18–49 Demo	0.17	0.14	↓ -17.6%

Highest Viewership of 2026: 765,000 (March 25, 2026)
Lowest Viewership of 2026: 498,000 (January 21, 2026)

These figures reflect only linear TV viewership on TBS and do not include streaming or digital viewership. Ringside News will continue to monitor AEW Dynamite as the company builds toward its next major live event.

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