On October 2, 2019 All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite premiered on TNT, and during the event there were four dark matches.[3] During the media scrum following this event, AEW founder Tony Khan stated that the dark matches would become available in some way. On October 5, 2019, AEW EVP Cody announced Dynamite's sister program, AEW Dark, which will air Tuesdays on AEW's YouTube channel, beginning October 8.[4][5]