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AEW's viewership in the United States is skewed due to their simulcast on Max, but we have a little more info on their UK numbers.

Fightful was able to learn numbers and details provided to All Elite Wrestling that were being touted internally this week. This past week's AEW Dynamite on ITV was what AEW called their third best live audience in over two years, with 113k viewers for live/same day.

The week prior was claimed to be the second best in the last year, with their 7 days number being at least 139,000 as provided by ITV to AEW.

In addition, two weeks prior was also top 5 in the past year, per internal discussion within AEW. The company was touting it as one of their hottest viewership streaks in the UK in some time.

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Andrew MacDonald

This is mirroring WWF in the 90s during their down period. Maybe AEW should make a lot more trips over there.

Alex

Kenny Omega draws worldwide

Jake from the Windy City

I dont understand why AEW re-signed with ITV. Its basically the same deal in a crappy timeslot and not being able to go live even when they put shows in the UK.

Ollie

It still baffles me that AEWdies good numbers on ITV given it's slot (11:30 PM GMT / 6:30 AM EST) on the Friday rather than the Wednesday. I've always watched AEW through Triller. I'd love to know if AEW had the figures for how many people watch from certain locations through Triller / Max

MB

I remember when Dave Meltzer went to Manchester for a UFC show and thought we were 10 years behind the States because he went to a shop that sold posters of Matt LeBlanc from Friends. Maybe AEW has a delayed boom here while it's struggling in the States.

Chris Cobb

Don’t know why they don’t release Max numbers, when Game of Thrones was on, got numbers next day!

David C

Interesting. Everyone I know here watches on Triller as well!

Craig Robertson

I'm in the UK but I'm subscribed to AEW+ on triller, I would rather watch live with unlimited replays than watch on a 2-3 day tape delay on ITV4.

Lesroy Hanley

Its only delay because the Uk TV Companies don't want to show it live. You want to watch it live. Watch it on Triller. Its a digital app so AEW would recieve Data on who is watching. I am grateful we can watch it even on a 2 day delay. Over the years i have spoken directly to Terrestrial Broadcasters they have little interest in showing live Wrestling. People moaning isn't going to change anything. We see it Friday if you don't want to pay for it on Triller. I am assuming they are BARB overnight numbers. I bet AEW are happy to have a presence on Free to air TV. It puts them in the market. ITV are probably paying next to nothing. Both sides are happy

Lesroy Hanley

No one is going to explain. Ok. Dynamite is a WBD show if ITV a big Broadcaster wanted to show it Live then that would need to be a Rights fee situation. For Arguments sake (eg £60,000) ITV are paying a set fee weekly. For the shows live WBD would want ITV to pay a 7 figure Annual fee or more. With ITV's current financial situation thats a thanks and goodbye. Be grateful for what we get and stop moaning about it. The situation will not change unless Amazon want to mimic Netflix. I didn't see anyone explaining Rights fees. So allow me. I will take my leave. Keep up the Good Work Fightful Select 👍

Manton

Good rating, innit chaps?

Flameducky

The vibe I'm getting is they weren't good enough to make a press release but not any cause for concern