AEW Dynamite will not air tonight in its usual time slot due to the NBA Playoffs. Instead, it will air on Friday night. According to a report from PW Insider, this will also be the case for next week’s show.
Dynamite will air on Friday night at 10 PM est next week on June 4th, 2021 instead of its usual timeslot.
Additionally, it is being reported that his likely won’t be the last time Dynamite is preempted during the NBA Playoffs. Following the conclusion of the NBA Playoffs, AEW Dynamite will return to its normal time slot on Wednesday nights.
Unfortunately for AEW, this means both the important go-home show for this weekend’s PPV and the usually high-rated first post-PPV edition of Dynamite will not air in its usual time slot over the next 2 weeks.
TBS Move Could Prevent Preemptions
AEW’s move to TBS in 2022 will likely prevent further preemptions of Dynamite. TNT has a lot of sports programming and these have caused disruptions to Dynamite’s schedule over the last two years.
Tony Khan was asked about Dynamite possibly moving nights to make room for the NHL back in April. Khan said at the time they would consider a move if it made sense for AEW. Knowing what we know now, it’s likely Khan already knew about the move to TBS at this time.
“If there was ever an opportunity to move, or if there was a deal to be had, I would consider it,” Khan said back in April. “If we did something, it would have to be a really good deal for AEW.”
