AEW Dynamite viewership and key demo numbers are in for the August 19, 2026 episode of AEW Dynamite on TBS, reflecting a clear decline compared to last week.

According to Dave Meltzer, AEW Dynamite on August 19, 2026 drew 587,000 viewers on TBS, with a 0.1 rating in the key P18–49 demographic. For comparison, the August 12, 2026 episode drew 658,000 viewers with a 0.14 rating in the key P18–49 demographic, a decrease of ↓ 71,000 viewers and down by ↓ 0.04 in the demo.

Compared to the same week in 2025, AEW Dynamite drew 565,000 viewers and a 0.16 demo rating on August 20, 2025, versus 587,000 viewers and a 0.1 demo rating on August 19, 2026. That represents a year-over-year change of ↑ +3.9% in viewership and ↓ -37.5% in the demo.

AEW Dynamite Week-to-Week Viewership Comparison

AEW Dynamite Week-to-Week Viewership Comparison for August 19, 2026
Metric	August 12, 2026	August 19, 2026	Change	% Change
Total Viewers	658,000	587,000	↓ -71,000	↓ -10.8%
P18–49 Demo	0.14	0.1	↓ -0.04	↓ -28.6%

AEW Dynamite Year-to-Date Performance (2026)

AEW Dynamite Year-to-Date Performance (2026)
Metric	2026 Average	Current Episode	Diff	%
Viewers	643,742	587,000	↓ -56,742	↓ -8.8%
P18–49 Demo Avg	0.11	0.10	↓ -0.01	↓ -11.6%

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

AEW Dynamite Month-to-Date Performance (August 2026)
Metric	Month Avg	Current Episode	Diff	%
Viewers	646,333	587,000	↓ -59,333	↓ -9.2%
P18–49 Demo Avg	0.13	0.10	↓ -0.03	↓ -25%

AEW Dynamite 4-Week Rolling Average

AEW Dynamite 4-Week Rolling Average
Metric	4 Week Avg	Current Episode	Diff	%
Viewers	653,750	587,000	↓ -66,750	↓ -10.2%
P18–49 Demo Avg	0.13	0.10	↓ -0.03	↓ -23.1%

Last 12 Months Performance Summary

Average Viewership	596,760
Highest Viewership	786,000 (July 15, 2026)
Lowest Viewership	321,000 (October 7, 2025)
Average 18–49 Demo	0.11
Weeks Above 1,000,000 Viewers	0
Weeks Below 1,000,000 Viewers	52

Viewership Range (Last 12 Months)

Highest	July 15, 2026	786,000
Lowest	October 7, 2025	321,000
Difference	—	465,000

Recent 4-Week Trend

Week	Viewers	18–49 Demo
August 19, 2026	587,000	0.10
August 12, 2026	658,000	0.14
August 5, 2026	694,000	0.16
July 29, 2026	676,000	0.12

4-Week Average: 653,750 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	August 20, 2025	August 19, 2026	% Change
Total Viewers	565,000	587,000	↑ +3.9%
P18–49 Demo	0.16	0.1	↓ -37.5%

Highest Viewership of 2026: 786,000 (July 15, 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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