AEW Dynamite’s September 30 episode, which served as a tribute to PAC, drew 899,000 viewers on TBS, according to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer. The figure marks a significant jump from the 641,000 viewers who tuned in for the September 23 episode and represents the show’s biggest cable audience since October 2023, as first reported by Fightful and corroborated by Wrestling News.
The September 30 show also averaged a 0.22 rating in the 18-49 demographic, up from the previous week’s number. Sources differ slightly on the exact historical comparison for that demo figure, with Wrestling News citing it as the best since November 2024 and TPWW citing it as the highest key demo rating since April 2024, but all outlets agree it represents Dynamite’s strongest demo performance in roughly two years. The reported figures reflect linear TBS viewership only and do not include streaming numbers on HBO Max.
The September 23 episode that preceded the PAC tribute had drawn 567,000 viewers and a 0.09 rating in the 18-49 demographic, according to TPWW, a decline from the September 16 broadcast’s 723,000 viewers and 0.16 rating. That September 16 show had aired as an expanded three-hour Dynamite and Collision special, a format that TPWW noted likely contributed to its elevated numbers compared to the standard two-hour show that followed.
The sharp rebound for the PAC tribute episode suggests the programming resonated with both casual and dedicated AEW viewers, though none of the available reporting specifies additional details about what the tribute broadcast contained beyond the ratings data itself.
