According to WrestleNomics, last Wednesday's AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door go-home episode of Dynamite, which aired on TBS, averaged 565,000 viewers and received a rating of 0.16 in the key 18-49 demographic.
This viewership represents a decrease of 18.12% compared to the previous week's 690,000 viewers, and a 5.88% drop from the prior rating of 0.17 in the same demographic. The rating of 0.16 is the lowest for the show since the July 30th episode, which had a rating of 0.15, while the viewership is the lowest since the April 23rd episode, which drew 521,000 viewers.
For 2025, Dynamite is averaging a rating of 0.165 in the key 18-49 demographic and 623,000 viewers, while in 2024, it averaged a rating of 0.251 and 745,000 viewers during the same time period.
The main event featured ROH Women’s World Champion “The Fallen Goddess” Athena and AEW TBS Champion “The CEO” Mercedes Moné teaming up against AEW Women’s World Champion “Timeless” Toni Storm and Alex Windsor in a tag team match.
TV RATINGS AND MORE: AEW Dynamite on TBS, Wed Aug 20 #AEWDynamite https://t.co/ZvE4fpdXOZ
— Wrestlenomics (@wrestlenomics) August 21, 2025
NEW: Quarter-hours: AEW Dynamite, August 20https://t.co/q8eLnJDj6W
— Wrestlenomics (@wrestlenomics) August 21, 2025
