AEW is happy with their Grand Slam performance.
AEW was the beneficiary of a big lead in on NBA All-Star weekend ahead of Grand Slam. In all, AEW averaged 500,000 viewers for the Grand Slam broadcast nearly three hours later than their usual time slot. Kenny Omega & Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher and Konosuke Takeshita kicked off the show with over a million viewers from the lead in.
Those we spoke to at AEW Dynamite said that Tony Khan and others in the company were very happy with AEW's number, the lead in, and the positive buzz surrounding Grand Slam this weekend. Khan was also vocal about believing it was one of the better stretches of Collision that they've run.
We're told that AEW's performance after College Football earlier in the year was another time that the delay in time was offset by the strong lead in. Those in WBD we spoke to said that there are likely to be more situations like this if they believe the partnership can benefit from it. Tony Khan was said to have been a big proponent of utilizing the NBA All Star weekend lead in.
AEW viewership numbers on Max are not available.
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