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AEW Dynamite
GenreProfessional wrestling
Created byTony Khan
Presented byJim Ross
Tony Schiavone
Excalibur
StarringAEW roster
Opening theme"Dynamite" by No One Hero[1]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes1 (as of October 2, 2019 (2019-10-02))
Production
Camera setupMulticamera setup
Running time120 minutes
Production companyAll Elite Wrestling
Original release
NetworkTNT
ReleaseOctober 2, 2019 (2019-10-02) –
present

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite,[2] also known as AEW: Dynamite, Wednesday Night Dynamite, or simply Dynamite, is a professional wrestling television program that is produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and airs on TNT in the United States. The show debuted on October 2, 2019 and serves as the flagship program of AEW.[3] The show airs live weekly, for two hours.[4][5] It is the first professional wrestling show to air on TNT since the final episode of WCW Monday Nitro on March 26, 2001.

History

AEW, which launched in January 2019, filed for several trademarks, including Tuesday Night Dynamite, presumably a name for a television show.[6][7][8] In June 2019, AEW filed an additional trademark for Wednesday Night Dynamite, leading to many sources believing the show would air on Wednesday nights under this name.[9][10][11][12]

On May 8, 2019, AEW reached a new media rights deal with British media company ITV plc to broadcast AEW shows on ITV4.[13] On May 15, 2019, AEW and WarnerMedia announced a deal for a weekly prime-time show airing live on TNT and would also stream live events and pay-per-views on B/R Live in the United States and Canada.[14][15][16]

In April, Jim Ross confirmed the show would be a weekly two-hour live show.[17] During Fight for the Fallen, Chris Jericho confirmed the show would be starting in October.[18] On July 24, AEW announced the show would premiere on Wednesday, October 2, and would broadcast live from the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.[19][20] On August 2, it was announced that the show had sold out within 3 hours of tickets going on sale.[21] AEW President Tony Khan said that they chose to air the show on Wednesday nights instead of Tuesday nights because TNT airs the National Basketball Association (NBA) on Tuesday nights, and it also prevented competition against the National Football League (NFL), which Khan is a part of.[22]

In August 2019, WWE announced that it was moving their WWE Network show NXT to the USA Network and expanding the program to a live, two-hour broadcast in the same timeslot as AEW's upcoming show. NXT premiered on USA on September 18, two weeks before AEW's broadcast debut on TNT.[23][24] On August 30, the day before All Out, TNT aired a one-hour special called Countdown to All Out at 10pm ET,[25] which averaged 390,000 viewers.[26]

Like they had done for each of their pay-per-view events, AEW began a "Road to" YouTube series on September 4 entitled The Road to AEW on TNT to build anticipation for the debut broadcast of the show.[27] On September 19, 2019, the show's name was revealed as All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite. A two-hour preview show called Countdown to All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite aired on October 1 at 8pm ET[28] and averaged 631,000 viewers.[29]

On September 25, 2019, AEW announced an international streaming deal with FITE TV primarily for regions outside of North America via the "AEW Plus" package, which includes live streaming and replay access of Dynamite in simulcast with its U.S. airing.[30] In Canada, Bell Media's TSN acquired broadcast rights to Dynamite, marking the return of professional wrestling to the network after WWE RAW moved to rival network The Score (now Sportsnet 360) in Fall 2006. The show is broadcast in simulcast with TNT in the U.S (but is subject to scheduling) and is streamed on TSN Direct as well as TSN's website.[31] In the United Kingdom, Dynamite will be added to ITV Hub on Thursday evenings, and air on ITV4 on Friday nights.[32]

On October 2, 2019, Dynamite debuted on TNT which averaged 1.409 million viewers.[33] Also on October 2, NXT would make their two-hour debut on USA Network, they averaged 891,000 viewers. Dynamite beat out NXT in viewership and more than doubled its competition in the key adults 18-49 demographic, scoring 878,000 viewers compared to NXT's 414,000. This would also mark the beginning of the "Wednesday Night Wars".[34] Prior to and after the episode, untelevised matches were filmed white will air on AEW Dark, Tuesdays on AEW's YouTube channel.[35]

Roster

Main article: List of All Elite Wrestling personnel

The wrestlers featured on All Elite Wrestling take part in scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers are portrayed as heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match.

International broadcasters

Country Television Online
Canada Canada The Sports Network[36] TSN Direct
United Kingdom United Kingdom ITV4
ITV (highlights)[37] 		ITV Hub
FITE TV
Republic of Ireland Ireland FITE TV
Australia Australia N/A
France France
Germany Germany
Japan Japan
South Korea South Korea
Italy Italy
Portugal Portugal
Switzerland Switzerland
Spain Spain
Chile Chile
Brazil Brazil
Middle East
India India
Romania Romania

See also

References

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  2. ^ "All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite". www.tntdrama.com.
  3. ^ TNT, All Elite Wrestling on (July 24, 2019). "It's. Going. Down. October 2, 2019 #AreYouElite #AEWonTNTpic.twitter.com/bhbvZw24QG".
  4. ^ "Yep, @tntdrama beginning this October, day of week TBA Live, 2 hours.....check us out. Thanks. 🤠". Twitter.com. Jim Ross. May 27, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
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  21. ^ Meltzer, Dave (August 2, 2019). "Update: AEW sells out tickets for TV debut". F4WOnline.com. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
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  25. ^ Pratt, Emily (August 20, 2019). "TNT Will Air An All Elite Wrestling Special The Night Before All Out". Uproxx.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  26. ^ Fontaine, Paul (September 3, 2019). "COUNTDOWN TO AEW ALL OUT AVERAGES NEARLY 400,000 VIEWERS ON TNT". F4WOnline.com. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
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  35. ^ "BREAKING: "AEW DARK" begins this Tuesday! Featuring the matches you didn't see on Dynamite. Hosted by @tonyschiavone24". Cody Rhodes on Twitter. October 5, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
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  37. ^ Wrestling, I. T. V. (September 25, 2019). "Announcement! ITV is to show brand new weekly wrestling show AEW: Dynamite on free to air television from next month. The run will start with the full two hour show on @ITV4 on Sun Oct 6 at 0820 followed by a one hour highlights programme on ITV on Mon Oct 7 at 11.45pm (1/2)". @ITVWrestling. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
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