As we previously reported, AEW Dynamite beat its own ratings record for the year Wednesday night, drawing 995,000 viewers and a 0.45 rating, compared to NXT’s 659,000 viewers and 0.17 rating. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has a full breakdown of the numbers, including the quarter by quarter ratings as both shows made the top 50 this week.
Dynamite had 584,000 viewers in the 18-49 demographic while NXT had 217,000. Dynamite skewed younger than it normally does, although not as young as last week. AEW was #2 behind
Challenge Double Agent on MTV (900,000 viewers, 0.51 in 18-49) and managed to beat ESPN College Basketball (896,000 viewers, 0.24) head-to-head. NXT was at #37 for the night.
AEW Vs. NXT Ratings Details: Highest And Lowest Rated Segments, Sting And Shaq Draw, Kenny Omega
As previously reported, AEW picked up a big ratings victory over NXT last Wednesday night. It was the second week in a row that AEW Dynamite has beaten WWE NXT in total viewers. NXT has only topped AEW in total viewers nine times this year. In the 18-49 demo, NXT has only topped AEW in the 18-49 demo once, which was last December.
Wednesday’s episode of Dynamite drew 995,000 viewers (+9% from last week) on TNT, topping the 659,000 viewers (+0.15%) garnered by NXT on the USA Network by 51%. It was the biggest margin of victory for Dynamite over NXT since the March 18th episode.