The show was originally hosted by Tony Schiavone and Dasha Gonzalez in a studio called the "AEW Control Center".

Both Dark and its spin-off, Elevation, were canceled due to the addition of AEW's television program, Collision.

[3] During the media scrum following this event, AEW President and Chief Executive Officer Tony Khan stated that the dark matches would become available to view on video in some form.

[4][5][6] During the November 5 episode, Tony Schiavone announced AEW Spanish commentator Dasha Gonzalez would be his co-host going forward.

During the weeks that Rampage or Battle of the Belts aired live, AEW taped Dark in conjunction with that program.

Both Dark and Elevation were canceled in preparation for the addition of AEW's television program, Collision, which premiered on TNT in June 2023.