AEW Dynamite drew 742,000 viewers and a 0.16 rating in the 18-49 demographic on TBS on Wednesday, Nov. 11, going head-to-head with a major ESPN NBA doubleheader, according to Wrestlenomics.
The Full Gear go-home show aired live from the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah, as the final broadcast before the pay-per-view event on Saturday, Nov. 14, in Phoenix, Arizona. Dynamite’s audience dropped 6% from the 792,000 viewers who tuned into the Blood & Guts special the previous week, while its 18-49 rating fell from a 0.24.
Despite the dip from a special thematic episode, the numbers remained resilient against heavy sports competition. Dynamite finished 6% above its trailing four-week average of 697,000 viewers.
- Collision’s immediate post-Dynamite timeslot captured significant overflow, driving a 33% week-over-week viewership surge.
The ESPN NBA doubleheader featured the Cleveland Cavaliers facing the New York Knicks at 7 p.m. ET, followed by the Golden State Warriors taking on the Houston Rockets at 9:30 p.m. ET. Even with the overlapping sports viewership, Dynamite’s audience reflects strong year-over-year growth. Wrestlenomics reported that Dynamite is averaging 706,000 viewers in the fourth quarter of 2026, marking a 42% increase from the 496,000 average recorded in the fourth quarter of 2025.
The November average sits at 767,000 viewers, up 46% compared to 525,000 in November 2025. Immediately following Dynamite, AEW Collision aired from 10:27 p.m. to 11:36 p.m. ET and drew 500,000 viewers alongside a 0.12 in the 18-49 demographic, according to Wrestlenomics.
| Show | Viewers | 18-49 Rating | Week-Over-Week Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEW Dynamite (Nov. 11) | 742,000 | 0.16 | -6% (vs. Blood & Guts) |
| AEW Collision (Nov. 11) | 500,000 | 0.12 | +33% |
The three-hour block featured several key matches and angles rounding out the Full Gear card. The Motor City Machine Guns defeated FTR in Match 5 of their best-of-five series, Tommaso Ciampa successfully defended the AEW National Championship against Mike Bailey, and Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir defeated Mercedes Moné and Jay White.
AEW World Champion Will Ospreay and Kyle Fletcher also engaged in a intense face-to-face confrontation ahead of their world title clash on Saturday, Nov. 14.
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