AEW Dynamite

It airs live every Wednesday at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), with some exceptions, and is simulcast on TBS and the streaming service Max.

Dynamite is the first professional wrestling program to air on TBS since the final episode of WCW Thunder on March 21, 2001.

[4][5][6][7] On May 15, 2019, AEW and WarnerMedia announced a deal for a weekly prime-time show airing live on TNT, the former broadcaster of World Championship Wrestling (WCW).

[21][22] On August 30, the day before AEW's PPV All Out, TNT aired a one-hour special called Countdown to All Out at 10pm Eastern Time (ET),[23] which averaged 390,000 viewers.

A two-hour preview show called Countdown to All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite aired on October 1 at 8pm ET;[26] it averaged 631,000 viewers.

[31] Dynamite was the first wrestling show to air on TNT since the final episode of WCW Monday Nitro on March 26, 2001.

[38][39] In regard to the addition of Rampage on TNT in August 2021, WarnerMedia had asked Khan if he would rather expand Dynamite to three hours, but he rejected the notion, stating that he did not want to run Dynamite for that length as he really wanted that third hour as a separate show on a different night.

In May 2023, AEW confirmed another television program, Collision, to premiere that June on TNT (Dark and Elevation were also canceled, with Rampage shifting to featuring developing talent).

Wrestlers are portrayed as heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match.

Additional commentary has been provided by Jim Ross, Don Callis, Nigel McGuinness and others since its creation.

Discovery (formerly WarnerMedia) announced a multi-year media rights extension, where Dynamite would be simulcast on TBS and WBD's streaming platform Max, beginning on January 1, 2025, with the Fight for the Fallen special.

[49] On December 30, 2022, AEW would stop airing on Réseau des sports (RDS) due to the network's budget constraints.

On October 22, 2019, TNT Serie announced a deal to air Dynamite on Friday nights in Germany.

[55][56] On July 21, 2020, Sky Sport and AEW announced a deal to air Dynamite on Friday nights in Italy, replacing WWE programming.

[62] As of 2023, in some European markets (including countries like Portugal, Sweden, Poland, Turkey, Romania and Czech Republic), Dynamite (and other AEW events such as PPVs, Rampage, Dark, Elevation and Battle of the Belts) are available on DAZN.

[63] On October 22, 2020, AEW reached an agreement with the digital platform with Pluto TV broadcasting its repeat events (including past pay-per-view) with commentators in Spanish from Latin America.

[65][66] On September 30, 2022, it was announced that AEW would stop airing on Space in Latin America on October 1, with Brazil following on December 30.

Members of the AEW roster such as Jon Moxley and Chris Jericho speaking in October 2019 about the creation of AEW Dynamite following the airing of the first episode
The standard Dynamite set used from October 2, 2019, to December 28, 2022. It had also been used by its sister shows Rampage , Battle of the Belts , and some of its pay-per-view events. Dynamite utilized a different set when Rampage was held in a different city or when the arena was not standard size. This set design returned for Dynamite ' s 200th episode on August 2, 2023.
The Dynamite set used from January 4, 2023, to February 28, 2024. This set had also been used for Rampage and Battle of the Belts .
The Dynamite set used since March 6, 2024. This is also used for Collision and Ring of Honor Wrestling , and was also used for Rampage until its cancellation.
The set prior to filming at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia , October 25, 2023