The upcoming NBA playoffs will be forcing some changes to the time and day that AEW Dynamite will be airing for specific weeks throughout the next couple of months.
Featured below are some of the changes announced by TNT on Monday for their new Wednesday night schedule as it relates to changes that affect the weekly AEW on TNT program:
* The Wednesday, August 19th episode will air on Saturday, August 22nd at 6 PM Eastern. NXT TakeOver XXX is also scheduled for 8/22.
* The Wednesday, August 26th episode will air whenever the NBA game(s) are done that night with another new episode to air on Thursday, August 27th at 8 PM Eastern. Both shows are apparently going to be “loaded up.”
* The Wednesday, September 16th episode will air Thursday, September 17th at 8 PM Eastern.
TNT also will air Countdown to All Out at 10 PM on September 2nd.
TNT and ESPN are co-broadcast partners at a combined $2.66 billion annually for the television rights to the NBA, which just saw its’ season pick back up following a lengthy COVID-19-forced hiatus.
We will keep you posted as additional notes surface regarding potential changes to the AEW on TNT weekly TV schedule.
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