AEW Dynamite: New Year's Smash Viewership Drops Below 900,000 Viewers Against College Bowl Games

The viewership numbers for the December 28 episode of AEW Dynamite are in.

According to Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics, AEW Dynamite: New Year's Smash on December 28 drew 876,000 viewers. This number is down from last Wednesday's viewership, which came in at 957,000 viewers.

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Wednesday's episode scored a 0.28 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic, which is down from the 0.30 rating AEW Dynamite: Holiday Bash posted on December 21.

Dynamite ranked fifth among cable originals on Wednesday night, according to Showbuzz Daily. The night was topped by the college football bowl game between Kansas and Arkansas, which drew 3.914 million viewers and a 0.93 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic.

Most Viewed AEW Dynamite (12/21) Videos on YouTube

- Samoa Joe Walks Away with More Than Just the TNT Championship (306K views)

- The Elite Force a Winner Take All Match 7 for the World Trios Titles (263K views)

- The Blackpool Combat Club Grounds Top Flight (108K views)

- Bryan Danielson Has His Sights Set on the AEW World Champion (56K views)

- Jungle Boy Helps HOOK Get Out of A Big Jam (31K views)

To see previous AEW Dynamite viewership, visit Fightful's resources section.

Check out our coverage of this week's episode of AEW Dynamite here. For a full review, check out our post-show podcast on our YouTube channel.

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