— Running unopposed for the second straight week, NXT viewership dipped for last night’s show generating 824,000 viewers, down from last week’s 853,000. The audience was still the second highest since 2019 and the show also stayed level with a 0.24 rating in the 18-49 demographic, placing it 24th on the night among shows on cable. There was not a lot of sports programming on air last night, but the Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Boston Bruins NHL playoff game generated 982,000 viewers and a 0.29 rating to beat NXT on both accounts.
| Date |
WWE NXT Viewership (18-49) |
AEW Dynamite Viewership (18-49) |
| 9/18/19 |
1,179,000 (0.43) |
N/A |
| 9/25/19 |
1,006,000 (0.32) |
N/A |
| 10/2/19 |
891,000 (0.32) |
1,409,000 (0.68) |
| 10/9/19 |
790,000 (0.22) |
1,140,000 (0.46)1 |
| 10/16/19 |
712,000 (0.20) |
1,014,000 (0.44) |
| 10/23/19 |
698,000 (0.21) |
963,000 (0.45) |
| 10/30/19 |
580,000 (0.18) |
759,000 (0.33) |
| 11/6/19 |
813,000 (0.30) |
822,000 (0.35) |
| 11/13/19 |
750,000 (0.25) |
957,000 (0.43) |
| 11/20/19 |
916,000 (0.30) |
893,000 (0.39) |
| 11/27/19 |
810,000 (0.24) |
663,000 (0.26) |
| 12/4/19 |
845,000 (0.29) |
851,000 (0.32) |
| 12/11/19 |
778,000 (0.24) |
778,000 (0.28) |
| 12/18/19 |
795,000 (0.27) |
683,000 (0.25) |
| 12/25/19 |
831,000 (0.22)2 |
N/A2 |
| 1/1/20 |
548,000 (0.15)3 |
967,000 (0.36) |
| 1/8/20 |
721,000 (0.19) |
947,000 (0.36) |
| 1/15/20 |
700,000 (0.21) |
940,000 (0.38) |
| 1/22/20 |
769,000 (0.24) |
871,000 (0.35)4 |
| 1/29/20 |
712,000 (0.22) |
828,000 (0.34) |
| 2/5/20 |
770,000 (0.22) |
928,000 (0.36) |
| 2/12/20 |
757,000 (0.24) |
817,000 (0.30) |
| 2/19/20 |
794,000 (0.25) |
893,000 (0.31) |
| 2/26/20 |
717,000 (0.23) |
865,000 (0.30) |
| 3/4/20 |
718,000 (0.23) |
906,000 (0.35) |
| 3/11/20 |
697,000 (0.21) |
766,000 (0.26) |
| 3/18/20 |
532,000 (0.16) |
932,000 (0.35) |
| 3/25/20 |
669,000 (0.20) |
819,000 (0.34) |
| 4/1/20 |
590,000 (0.15) |
685,000 (0.25) |
| 4/8/20 |
693,000 (0.19) |
692,000 (0.26) |
| 4/15/20 |
692,000 (0.17) |
683,000 (0.25) |
| 4/22/20 |
665,000 (0.18) |
731,000 (0.25) |
| 4/29/20 |
637,000 (0.16) |
693,000 (0.27) |
| 5/6/20 |
663,000 (0.18) |
732,000 (0.28) |
| 5/13/20 |
604,000 (0.15) |
654,000 (0.23) |
| 5/20/20 |
592,000 (0.13) |
701,000 (0.26) |
| 5/27/20 |
731,000 (0.19) |
827,000 (0.32) |
| 6/3/20 |
715,000 (0.20) |
730,000 (0.29) |
| 6/10/20 |
673,000 (0.16) |
677,000 (0.23) |
| 6/17/20 |
746,000 (0.20) |
772,000 (0.28) |
| 6/24/20 |
786,000 (0.19) |
636,000 (0.22) |
| 7/1/20 |
792,000 (0.22)5 |
748,000 (0.29)5 |
| 7/8/20 |
759,000 (0.20)6 |
715,000 (0.28)6 |
| 7/15/20 |
631,000 (0.14) |
788,000 (0.29)7 |
| 7/22/20 |
615,000 (0.17) |
845,000 (0.32) |
| 7/29/20 |
707,000 (0.18) |
773,000 (0.30) |
| 8/5/20 |
753,000 (0.20) |
901,000 (0.36) |
| 8/12/20 |
619,000 (0.16) |
792,000 (0.32) |
| 8/19/20 |
853,000 (0.24) |
N/A8 |
| 8/22/20 |
N/A |
755,000 (0.31)9 |
| 8/26/20 |
824,000 (0.24) |
N/A10 |
1 – AEW Dynamite was simulcast on both TNT and TruTV.
2 – AEW Dynamite did not air this week; NXT airs a taped show.
3 – NXT show was a “Best of 2019” special.
4 – AEW Dynamite matches were pre-taped on Chris Jericho’s cruise.
5 – NXT Great American Bash (Night One) & AEW Fyter Fest (Night One)
6 – NXT Great American Bash (Night Two) & AEW Fyter Fest (Night Two)
7 – AEW presented “Fight for the Fallen”
8 – AEW Dynamite is pre-empted to Saturday Night; NXT runs unopposed.
9 – AEW Dynamite aired on Saturday, August 22.
10AEW Dynamite is pre-empted to Thursday; NXT runs unopposed.
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