AEW Dynamite's January 17th episode featuring Samoa Joe's match against Hook drew 891,000 viewers with a 0.33 18-49 demo rating, marking the highest rating since September. The Samoa Joe vs. Hook match saw a 15% growth in viewership and a 0.34 P18-49 rating, benefiting from no ad breaks, while the 4-minute overrun averaged 931,000 viewers and 0.37 rating. AEW President Tony Khan expressed gratitude for the success and anticipated a promising 2024 for AEW.
Netflix has released a massive amount of viewership data, revealing that shows like "The Night Agent" and reality TV programs like "Love Is Blind" are drawing in millions of hours of viewership. While Netflix continues to produce acclaimed content like "Wednesday," it also recognizes the importance of catering to its paying customers by investing in more mainstream, "just OK TV" shows. The release of these numbers reflects Netflix's strategy of balancing prestige programming with popular, crowd-pleasing content to maintain its subscriber base and compete with other streaming platforms.
Disney has responded to claims of low viewership numbers for the premiere of the Star Wars TV show Ahsoka on Disney+. Samba TV reported that only 1.2 million U.S. households watched the first episode, but Disney has issued a press release stating that Ahsoka's first episode was the most-watched title on Disney+ last week with 14 million views. While reviews have been positive, if Ahsoka doesn't perform as well as Disney hopes, future TV shows may focus on more familiar characters.
