The celebs, and the fans of All Elite Wrestling had to resist the intense heat in Clearwater, Florida on July 8 because the annual Beach Break edition of “AEW Dynamite” took place. Despite the warmth reportedly putting some people in a foul mood, Kenny Omega left the event with a giant smile on his face as he won his second AEW World Championship from MJF. Kyle Fletcher was also successful in taking the AEW International Championship from Konosuke Takeshita, and Willow Nightingale made her surprise return from injury to win the Casino Gauntlet Match that determined who would face Thekla at AEW Redemption 2026.
The choice to have Omega’s match with MJF moved from pay-per-view to television confused some fans, nevertheless it paid off within the TV rankings. Based on Wrestlenomics, with data provided by The Programming Insider, the Beach Break edition of “Dynamite” averaged a complete of 773,000 viewers, marking a 22% increase from the July 1 episode which averaged 634,000 viewers, and is the best average viewership for “Dynamite” because the Blood and Guts special in 2024. This week’s viewership can also be 26% above the trailing 4 week average, which currently sits at 614,000 viewers, and as usual, these figures don’t include those that streamed the show on HBO MAX.
There was much more excellent news for AEW in each the 18-49 and 25-54 demographics. For the 18-49 demo, “Dynamite” posted a 0.12 number, a 33% increase on the previous week’s 0.09 number, and 20% above the trailing 4 week average of 0.10. This was enough for “Dynamite” to rank fourth for the night within the prime time cable rankings, with the coverage of Major League Baseball winning the night. Within the 25-54 demo, “Dynamite” actually finished second behind the MLB because the show posted a 0.20 number, while the baseball posted a 0.26.