>>6262671Ok let's breakdown Adam and Punks first Dynamites as champs since you like mentioning it so much. Let's start with Page.
17 Nov '21 - Pages first Dynamite as champ
Average - 984k viewers, up from last week's 913k (This time last year on 18 Nov '20, Dynamite drew 850k)
Ranked #3 in key demographic 18 - 49
Q1 Adam Page - 991k viewers
Q5 CM Punk ~1.05m viewers
So we already see CM Punk in the less popular second hour at 9pm overshadowing the newly crowned champ Page by ~58k viewers at a more popular 8pm despite cameos from Kenny, Bucks, Cole.
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https://www.tpww.net/2021/11/aew-dynamite-ratings-nov-17-2021-up/Ok now let's inspect Punks first Dynamite as champ.
01 June '22 - CM Punk's first Dynamite as champ
Average - 969k viewers, up from last week's 929k (This time last year on 04 June '21 a Friday Dynamite drew 462k)
Ranked #2 in key demographic 18 - 49
It was going against an NHL playoff game on ESPN drawing ~2.36m and a 0.75 in the 18 - 49 key demographic
Q1 CM Punk FTR ~1.04m
Q2 CM Punk MJF ~ 1.07m
So we see the NHL playoffs was #1 in the key demographic taking 2.36m viewers hampering Dynamite ratings. Despite this Punk, FTR, Acclaimed reach over ~1.04m viewers in Q1. They along with MJF's promo in Q2 reach ~1.07m in Q2.
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https://www.tpww.net/2022/06/aew-dynamite-ratings-june-1-2022-up/TL:DR; >In conclusion Adam Pages first dynamite appearance as champ drew 991k viewers for the first quarter hour. CM Punk the same night pulled 1.05m viewers (~58k higher) despite being featured on the second hour.
>CM Punks first dynamite appearance as champ drew 1.04 - 1.07m for the first & second quarter hour despite NHL playoffs reaching 2.36m viewers. >Punk is a bigger draw than Adam Page.Brother I had fun playing with you but It's time I touch grass. I hope we were both able to take something from this. Thanks for making me research this I learned some things today. I hope you'll still enjoy segments of AEW. All the best brother.