AEW Dynamite may have dropped in overall viewership but in the key demo, Dynamite was able to tie Monday Night Raw.
AEW Dynamite debuted on TBS on January 5, 2022. That episode received over 1 million viewers and unfortunately, the follow-up episode on January 12 dropped in viewership, only receiving 969,000 viewers, according to Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics. The key demographic also dropped, scoring a 0.39, with 505,000 thousand viewers in the demographic.
That rating is tied with Monday Night Raw rating this week although Monday Night Raw had a slight edge in viewership in the key demographic with 507,000 viewers.
This week, Dynamite featured CM Punk in action against Wardlow, with CM Punk defeating the heavy for Maxwell Jacob Friedman despite the fact that Wardlow looked very strong in defeat. Brody King, formerly of Ring of Honor, also debuted on the show. King is now officially aligned with Malakai Black. Adam Cole and Britt Baker also appeared as a unit for the first time ever. Next week, they will take on Orange Cassidy and Kris Statlander in Mixed Tag action.
In the main event this week, Sammy Guevara defended his interim TNT Championship against Daniel Garcia. The real TNT Champion, Cody Rhodes, will be back next week.
SEE MORE: AEW Dynamite Results (1/12/22)
