mollyfamwatAEW’s first ever PPV event, which aired on Friday night, drew a record-breaking 4.1 million viewers according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
AEW Wrestling’s Rampage had its premiere on Friday night, and the show was watched by over 1.7 million people. Read more in detail here: aew wrestling news.
AEW Rampage, the second weekly broadcast series from All Elite Wrestling, debuted on TNT this past Friday, bringing the Jacksonville-based company its second weekly televised series. Christian Cage won the Impact World Championship by defeating Kenny Omega, while TNT Champion Miro and AEW Women’s World Champion Britt Baker all retained their belts. The event had a 0.31 rating from Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics and ShowBuzz Daily, with an average of 740,000 people tuning in.
That’s only 11,000 viewers less than NXT last week, but it beats the Black and Gold Brand’s ratings from May 11 to August 3. It also had the third-highest cable rating of the night, behind only the NFL Preseason. In a post-episode interview with Sports Illustrated, AEW president Tony Khan praised the show.
On average, 740,000 people watched AEW Rampage on Friday. There were 396,000 people between the ages of 18 and 49. (0.30 rating).
2,084,000 people tuned in to see Smackdown on Fox. In the 18-49 demographic, 746,000 people (0.58 rating) tuned in.
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August 16, 2021 — Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston)
“This was one of the most important evenings in the company’s history, and it was a fantastic performance. We went in with a fantastic program of three title bouts with a goal of putting on the greatest one-hour wrestling television event anybody has seen in a long time “Khan stated his opinion. “We needed to hit the ball out of the park, and we did. Everyone on the team, including production and crew, performed an outstanding job. We put a spotlight on our employees, which resulted in some memorable moments. Tonight was all about introducing fans to AEW’s top performers, who are quickly becoming household names in the sport and beyond. This is the ideal moment to debut Rampage, and I wanted to get a jump on the competition.”
He also hinted at the appearance of CM Punk, who is set to make his debut at this week’s Rampage at the United Center in Chicago — “‘The First Dance’ is the theme for next week’s Rampage, and I believe everyone knows what to anticipate — and everyone is extremely thrilled. We laid the groundwork for what you’ll see next week here. This was a tremendous debut, and there is a lot of excitement for the Chicago premiere next week.”
AEW executive vice president Cody Rhodes discussed how Rampage’s presence would help AEW Dynamite on Wednesday nights in an interview with back in May. “The format for Dynamite is always fun to look at, unique, and the challenge of covering so many stories every week, determining the most important stories, appeasing the stories that do well with the audience itself, because we’re a data company at heart, because we’re a data company at heart,” he explained. Chris Harrington and Tony Khan are looking at what makes a difference, and that’s what will be emphasized.
He went on to say, “I believe having Rampage would help a lot.” “We will be able to distribute the riches in this manner. Dynamite, on the other hand, is an extremely difficult program to get on. Dynamite has the greatest wrestlers in the world. We have a pretty busy locker room, and you pass by a lot of guys who are on the bench that week on your way to the ring. I believe a large portion of that bench will be emptied for Rampage, which is extremely exciting. And the two programs will have their own identities that will bind us all together around the AEW championships. But, apart from the Rampage logo, no other information have been released, other than the fact that I believe it will be fantastic for our locker room.”
Last Friday, the debut of #AEWRampage ranked No. 3 overall on cable and No. 1 for non-NFL programming.
For a 10 p.m. ET time slot, this is very impressive.
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August 16, 2021 — Reece Kelley Graham (@ReeceKelleyG)
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