This is a list of AEW Dynamite special episodes, detailing all professional wrestling television special cards promoted on AEW Dynamite by All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
On May 8, 2019, AEW reached a new media rights deal with British media company ITV to broadcast their shows on ITV4 with repeats on ITV1.[1] On May 15, 2019, AEW and Warner Bros. Discovery announced a deal for a weekly prime-time show airing live on TNT and would also stream live events and pay-per-views on Bleacher Report in the United States and Canada.[2] [3] [4] On September 25, 2019, AEW announced an international streaming deal with FITE TV primarily for regions outside of the United States and Canada via the "AEW Plus" package, which includes live streaming and replay access of Dynamite in simulcast with its U.S. airing.[5] 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 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.[6] In the U.S., Dynamite moved to TNT's sister channel TBS on January 5, 2022.
Episode | Date | Venue | Location | Rating (18–49) | U.S. viewers (million) | Notes | |
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Debut episode[7] | Capital One Arena | Washington, D.C. | 0.68[8] | 1.409 | First professional wrestling program to air on TNT since the final episode of WCW Monday Nitro on March 26, 2001.
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Halloween episode[9] | Charleston Coliseum | Charleston, West Virginia | 0.33[10] | 0.759 | Halloween and Rick and Morty themed episode.
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Thanksgiving Eve Dynamite[11] | Sears Centre Arena | Hoffman Estates, Illinois | 0.26[12] | 0.663 | Special Thanksgiving themed episode.
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Episode | Date | Venue | Location | Rating (18–49) | U.S. viewers (million) | Notes |
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Homecoming[13] | Daily's Place | Jacksonville, Florida | 0.36[14] | 0.967 | New Year's Day special episode and inaugural Homecoming event.
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Anniversary Edition[15] | Landers Center | Southaven, Mississippi | 0.36[16] | 0.947 | Celebrated the company's first anniversary of their inaugural press conference.
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Bash at the Beach[17] | Watsco Center | Coral Gables, Florida | 0.38[18] | 0.940 | The first part of a two-week special episode.
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Norwegian Pearl | Nassau, Bahamas | 0.35[19] | 0.871 | Taped on January 21, 2020, aboard the Norwegian Pearl as part of Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea.
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Fyter Fest[20] | Daily's Place | Jacksonville, Florida | 0.29[21] | 0.742 | Second annual Fyter Fest event and the first part of a two-week special episode.
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0.28[22] | 0.715 | Taped on July 2, 2020.
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Fight for the Fallen | [23] | 0.29[24] | 0.788 | Second annual Fight for the Fallen event.
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Tag Team Appreciation Night[25] | August 12, 2020 | 0.32[26] | 0.792 | Tag team themed special episode hosted by FTR.
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Saturday Night Dynamite | August 22, 2020 | 0.31[27] | 0.755 | Taped on August 13, 2020. Saturday airing of Dynamite (due to 2020 NBA playoffs).[28] First Saturday night professional wrestling show on a Turner network since the end of WCW Saturday Night on August 19, 2000.
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Thursday Night Dynamite | August 27, 2020 | 0.29[29] | 0.813 | Thursday airing of Dynamite (due to 2020 NBA playoffs). First AEW live event with ticketed fans since March 11, 2020.[30]
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Late Night Dynamite[31] | September 22, 2020 | 0.26[32] | 0.585 | Taped on September 10, 2020. Tuesday airing of Dynamite. One-hour special episode.[33]
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Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration[34] | October 7, 2020 | 0.31[35] | 0.753 | Celebrated the 30th anniversary of Chris Jericho's professional wrestling debut.
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Anniversary Show[36] | October 14, 2020 | 0.30[37] | 0.826 | Celebrated the first anniversary of Dynamite.
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Winter Is Coming[38] | December 2, 2020 | 0.42[39] | 0.913 | Inaugural Winter Is Coming event. Working relationship with Impact Wrestling established.
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Holiday Bash | December 23, 2020[40] | 0.32[41] | 0.775 | Taped on December 17, 2020. Christmas special episode. Inaugural Holiday Bash event.
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Brodie Lee Celebration of Life[42] | December 30, 2020 | 0.40[43] | 0.977 | In memory of Brodie Lee, who died on December 26, 2020. Featured segments with fellow performers paying tribute to Lee, and matches honoring Lee and his faction The Dark Order.
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Episode | Date | Venue | Location | Rating (18–49) | U.S. viewers (million) | Notes | |
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New Year's Smash | January 6, 2021 | Daily's Place | Jacksonville, Florida | 0.25[44] | 0.662 | The first part of a two-week New Year's special episode. Inaugural New Year's Smash event.
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January 13, 2021 | 0.30[45] | 0.762 | Taped on January 7, 2021.
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Beach Break[46] | February 3, 2021 | 0.32[47] | 0.844 | Inaugural Beach Break event. Featured the wedding of Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford.
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The Crossroads[48] | March 3, 2021 | 0.33[49] | 0.934 | Special appearances by Conrad Thompson, Eric Bischoff, Atsushi Onita, and J. J. Dillon.
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St. Patrick's Day Slam[50] | March 17, 2021 | 0.28[51] | 0.768 | Taped on March 11, 2021. Saint Patrick's Day special episode. Featured the first Dynamite women's main event match. Inaugural St. Patrick's Day Slam event.
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Blood & Guts[52] | May 5, 2021 | 0.42[53] | 1.090 | Featured the first-ever Blood and Guts match. It was the first time Dynamite ranked #1 on cable in the 18–49 key demographic. Inaugural Blood & Guts event.[54]
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Friday Night Dynamite | May 28, 2021 | 0.20[55] | 0.526 | Friday airing of Dynamite (due to 2021 NBA playoffs). Go-home show for Double or Nothing.[56]
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June 4, 2021 | 0.19[57] | 0.462 | Friday airing of Dynamite (due to 2021 NBA playoffs).
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June 11, 2021 | 0.19[58] | 0.487 | Taped on June 5, 2021. Friday airing of Dynamite (due to 2021 NBA playoffs).
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June 18, 2021 | 0.20[59] | 0.552 | Taped on June 6, 2021. Friday airing of Dynamite (due to TNT coverage of the 2021 NBA playoffs).
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Saturday Night Dynamite | June 26, 2021 | 0.21[60] | 0.649 | Saturday airing of Dynamite (due to 2021 NBA playoffs).
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Fan Appreciation Night | June 30, 2021 | 0.35[61] | 0.883 | Dynamites return to Wednesday nights; event was referred to as "Fan Appreciation Night" to in-venue attendees and "Wednesday Night Dynamite" to television viewers.[62] Was the final event emanating from Jacksonville, Florida, during AEW's 14 month COVID-19 residency.[63]
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Road Rager[64] | July 7, 2021 | James L. Knight Center | Miami, Florida | 0.33[65] | 0.871 | AEW's first live touring event since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the inaugural Road Rager event.
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Fyter Fest | July 14, 2021 | H-E-B Center at Cedar Park | Cedar Park, Texas | 0.40[66] | 1.025 | Third annual Fyter Fest event and the first part of a two-week special episode. Featured AEW's first-ever Coffin match.
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July 21, 2021 | Curtis Culwell Center | Garland, Texas | 0.44[67] | 1.148 | Second part of the third annual Fyter Fest event. Special appearance by New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Hikuleo
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Fight for the Fallen | July 28, 2021 | Bojangles Coliseum | Charlotte, North Carolina | 0.45[68] | 1.108 | Third annual Fight for the Fallen event.
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Homecoming[69] | August 4, 2021 | Daily's Place | Jacksonville, Florida | 0.46[70] | 1.102 | Second annual Homecoming event.
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Grand Slam[71] | September 22, 2021 | Arthur Ashe Stadium | Queens, New York | 0.48[72] | 1.273 | Took place at Arthur Ashe Stadium. It was Dynamites first stadium show, AEW's New York City debut, and Part 1 of the inaugural Grand Slam event.
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Anniversary Show | October 6, 2021 | Liacouras Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 0.37[73] | 1.053 | Celebrated the second anniversary of Dynamite.
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Saturday Night Dynamite | October 16, 2021 | James L. Knight Center | Miami, Florida | 0.28[74] | 0.727 | Saturday airing of Dynamite (due to TNT coverage of the 2021–22 NHL season).
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October 23, 2021 | Addition Financial Arena | Orlando, Florida | 0.22[75] | 0.575 | Saturday airing of Dynamite (due to TNT coverage of the 2021–22 NHL season). | ||
Thanksgiving Eve Dynamite | November 24, 2021 | Wintrust Arena | Chicago, Illinois | 0.31[76] | 0.898 | Thanksgiving themed episode of Dynamite.
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MJF's Long Island Homecoming[77] | December 8, 2021 | UBS Arena | Elmont, New York | 0.33[78] | 0.872 | Toom place at the UBS Arena and was AEW's Long Island debut.
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Winter Is Coming | December 15, 2021 | Curtis Culwell Center | Garland, Texas | 0.31[79] | 0.948 | Second annual Winter Is Coming event.
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Holiday Bash[80] | December 22, 2021 | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina | 0.37[81] | 1.020 | Part 1 of the second annual Holiday Bash event. It was heavily advertised as Sting's return to Greensboro; the location of his first ever World Title match at 1988's Clash of the Champions[82] Show featured Sting's and CM Punk's first main event match in AEW history.
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New Year's Smash | December 29, 2021 | Daily's Place | Jacksonville, Florida | 0.37[83] | 0.975 | Part 1 of the second New Year's Smash event held as part of AEW's annual year-end party for talent and staff in Jacksonville. Final Dynamite on TNT before the move to TBS. |
Episode | Date | Venue | Location | Rating (18–49) | U.S. viewers (million) | Notes | |
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Dynamites TBS Premiere | January 5, 2022 | Prudential Center | Newark, New Jersey | 0.43[84] | 1.010 | Debut episode of Dynamite on its new home network of TBS, and the first professional wrestling program to air on TBS since the final episode of WCW Thunder on March 21, 2001.[85]
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Beach Break[87] | January 26, 2022 | Wolstein Center | Cleveland, Ohio | 0.41[88] | 1.100 | Part 1 of the second annual Beach Break. Featured the debut of Danhausen in AEW
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St. Patrick's Day Slam | March 16, 2022 | Freeman Coliseum | San Antonio, Texas | 0.38[89] | 0.993 | Second annual St. Patrick's Day Slam. Featured the Hardy Boyz in their first ever AEW tag team match
Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D.'s women's championship reign ended at 290 days at this event. | |
Wild Card Wednesday | May 18, 2022 | Fertitta Center | Houston, Texas | 0.33 | 0.922 | Featured the Quarterfinals and Semifinals of the Men's and Women's of the Owen Hart Cup Tournament.
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AEW's 3 Year Anniversary | May 25, 2022 | Michelob Ultra Arena | Paradise, Nevada | 0.35 | 0.929 | Celebrated AEW's third anniversary
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Road Rager | June 15, 2022 | Chaifetz Arena | St. Louis, Missouri | 0.28 | 0.761 | Part 1 of the second annual Road Rager event featuring
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Blood & Guts | June 29, 2022 | Little Caesars Arena | Detroit, Michigan | 0.36 | 1.023 | Second annual Blood & Guts featuring:
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Fyter Fest | July 13, 2022 | Enmarket Arena | Savannah, Georgia | 0.32 | 0.942 | Fourth annual Fyter Fest event and the first part of a two-week special episode.
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July 20, 2022 | Gas South Arena | Duluth, Georgia | 0.32 | 0.910 | Fourth annual Fyter Fest event and the second part of a two-week special episode.
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Fight for the Fallen | July 27, 2022 | DCU Center | Worcester, Massachusetts | 0.33 | 0.976 | Part 1 of the fourth annual Fight for the Fallen event.
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Quake by the Lake | August 10, 2022 | Target Center | Minneapolis Minnesota | 0.33 | 0.972 | Featuring
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House of the Dragon | August 17, 2022 | Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center | Charleston, West Virginia | 0.30 | 0.957 | Special House of the Dragon themed episode
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Grand Slam | September 21, 2022 | Arthur Ashe Stadium | Queens, New York | 0.35 | 1.039 | Part 1 of the second annual Grand Slam event.
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Dynamites 3 Year Anniversary | October 5, 2022 | Entertainment and Sports Arena | Washington, D.C. | 0.33 | 1.038 | Celebrated Dynamites third anniversary with a 15-minute overrun
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Title Tuesday | October 18, 2022 | Heritage Bank Center | Cincinnati, Ohio | 0.26 | 0.752 | Tuesday airing of Dynamite (due to TBS's coverage of the ALCS)
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Thanksgiving Eve Dynamite | November 23, 2022 | Wintrust Arena | Chicago, Illinois | 0.32 | 0.880 | Thanksgiving themed episode of Dynamite.
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Winter Is Coming | December 14, 2022 | Curtis Culwell Center | Garland, Texas | 0.33 | 0.950 | Third annual Winter Is Coming event.
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Holiday Bash | December 21, 2022 | Freeman Coliseum | San Antonio, Texas | 0.30 | 0.957 | Third annual Holiday Bash event.
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New Year's Smash | December 28, 2022 | 1stBank Center | Broomfield, Colorado | 0.28 | 0.876 | Third annual New Year's Smash event.
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Episode | Date | Venue | Location | Rating (18–49) | U.S. viewers (million) | Notes |
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Championship Fight Night | February 8, 2023 | El Paso County Coliseum | El Paso, Texas | 0.30 | 0.899 | Featured two championships matches and two Championship Eliminator matches.
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Blood & Guts | July 19, 2023 | TD Garden | Boston, Massachusetts | 0.34 | 0.953 | Third annual Blood & Guts, featuring a championship match, the finals of the Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament, and the Blood and Guts match
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Dynamite 200 | August 2, 2023 | Yuengling Center | Tampa, Florida | 0.31 | 0.894 | Celebrated the 200th episode of Dynamite
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Fight for the Fallen | August 16, 2023 | Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, Tennessee | 0.32 | 0.874 | Part 1 of the fifth annual Fight for the Fallen event.
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Fyter Fest | August 23, 2023 | Gas South Arena | Duluth, Georgia | 0.32 | 0.870 | Part 1 of the fifth annual Fyter Fest event.
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Grand Slam | September 20, 2023 | Arthur Ashe Stadium | Queens, New York | 0.36 | 0.984 | Part 1 of the third annual Grand Slam event.
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Dynamites 4 Year Anniversary | October 4, 2023 | Stockton Arena | Stockton, California | 0.28 | 0.800 | Celebrated Dynamites fourth anniversary.
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Title Tuesday | October 10, 2023 | Cable Dahmer Arena | Independence, Missouri | 0.26 | 0.609 | Tuesday airing of Dynamite due to TBS's coverage of the NLDS, which featured the AEW in-ring debut of Adam Copeland (formerly known as Edge in WWE).
This episode went head-to-head with WWE NXT. |
Thanksgiving Eve Dynamite | November 22, 2023 | Wintrust Arena | Chicago, Illinois | 0.26 | 0.845 | Thanksgiving themed episode of Dynamite.
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Winter Is Coming | December 13, 2023 | College Park Center | Arlington, Texas | 0.30 | 0.845 | Part 1 of the fourth annual Winter Is Coming event.
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Holiday Bash | December 20, 2023 | Paycom Center | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 0.26 | 0.782 | Part 1 of the fourth annual Holiday Bash event.
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New Year's Smash | December 27, 2023 | Addition Financial Arena | Orlando, Florida | 0.31 | 0.843 | Part 1 of the fourth New Year's Smash event.
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Episode | Date | Venue | Location | Rating (18–49) | U.S. viewers (million) | Notes | |
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Homecoming | January 10, 2024 | Daily's Place | Jacksonville, Florida | 0.29 | 0.797 | Part 1 of the third Homecoming event.
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Big Business | March 13, 2024 | TD Garden | Boston, Massachusetts | 0.27 | 0.798 | Featured the AEW debut of Mercedes Moné.
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Beach Break | July 3, 2024 | Wintrust Arena | Chicago, Illinois | 0.23 | 0.691 | Part 1 of the third Beach Break event.
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Dynamite 250 | July 17, 2024 | Simmons Bank Arena | North Little Rock, Arkansas | 0.27 | 0.795 | Celebrated the 250th episode of Dynamite
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Blood & Guts | July 24, 2024 | Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, Tennessee | 0.26 | 0.786 | Fourth annual Blood & Guts event.
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Grand Slam | September 25, 2024 | Arthur Ashe Stadium | Queens, New York | 0.23 | 0.702 | Part 1 of the fourth annual Grand Slam event.
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Dynamite's 5 Year Anniversary | October 2, 2024 | Petersen Events Center | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 0.20[90] | 0.680 | Two-and-a-half hour episode to commemorate Dynamites fifth anniversary.
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Title Tuesday | October 8, 2024 | Spokane Arena | Spokane, Washington | 0.10 | 0.329 | Tuesday airing of Dynamite due to TBS's coverage of the ALDS. This episode went head-to-head with WWE NXT.
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Fright Night Dynamite | October 30, 2024 | Wolstein Center | Cleveland, Ohio | 0.19 | 0.628 | Halloween themed episode.
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Thanksgiving Eve Dynamite | November 27, 2024 | Wintrust Arena | Chicago, Illinois | 0.15 | 0.536 | Thanksgiving themed episode.
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Winter Is Coming | December 11, 2024 | T-Mobile Center | Kansas City, Missouri | Part 1 of the fifth annual Winter Is Coming event.
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Holiday Bash | December 18, 2024 | Entertainment & Sports Arena | Washington, D.C. | Part 1 of the fifth annual Holiday Bash event. | |||
Dynamite On 34th Street | December 25, 2024 | Hammerstein Ballroom | New York City, New York | Special episode of Dynamite, which will be taped on December 22 as part of a three-day event at the Hammerstein Ballroom that includes Final Battle on Friday, Collision on Saturday, and Dynamite/Rampage on Sunday. |
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Fight for the Fallen | Harrah's Cherokee Center | Asheville, North Carolina | Sixth Fight for the Fallen event, which will help support victims of Hurricane Helene, which greatly affected the Asheville area in September 2024. |