AEW Dynamite Tops WWE NXT In Viewership Again, Both Shows Down This Week
Week 19 of the Wednesday Night War saw AEW Dynamite top WWE NXT once again as NXT put on their final build for Sunday's "Takeover: Portland" event.
Wednesday's Dynamite episode drew 817,000 viewers on TNT, topping the 757,000 viewers scored by NXT on the USA Network by 8%, according to Showbuzz Daily.
AEW ranked #10 in the Cable Top 150, while NXT ranked #21. AEW ranked #61 in viewership, while NXT ranked #66 in viewership.
Last week's Dynamite episode drew 928,000 total viewers, ranked #11 in the Cable Top 150 and #31 in viewership, so it was down 12%. NXT was down 1.7% from last week's episode, which drew 770,000 viewers, ranked #34 in the Cable Top 150, and #35 in viewership.
AEW drew a 0.30 rating in the 18-49 demographic, beating the 0.24 that NXT drew a in the same demo by 25%. Last week's AEW show drew a 0.36 rating while the NXT episode drew a 0.22 in that demographic, so AEW was down 17% in the demo while NXT was up 9%.
The NBA game between the Lakers and the Nuggets on ESPN topped the night in the 18-49 demographic on the Cable Top 150 with a 0.58 rating, with 1.447 million viewers. FNC's Hannity topped the night on cable in viewership with 4.002 million viewers, ranking #8 on the Cable Top 150 with a 0.30 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
The Masked Singer on FOX topped the night on network TV in the 18-49 demographic with a 1.8 rating, but just 6.997 million viewers. NBC's Chicago Fire topped the night in viewership with 8.281 million viewers, for a 1.1 rating in the key demo.
Below is our 2020 NXT Viewership Tracker:
January 1 Episode: 548,000 viewers with a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 8 Episode: 721,000 viewers with a 0.19 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 15 Episode: 700,000 viewers with a 0.21 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 22 Episode: 769,000 viewers with a 0.24 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 29 Episode: 712,000 viewers with a 0.22 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Worlds Collide/Royal Rumble episode)
February 5 Episode: 770,000 viewers with a 0.22 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 12 Episode: 757,000 viewers with a 0.24 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 19 Episode:
2019 Total: 10.209 million viewers over 13 episodes
2019 Average: 785,307 viewers per episode
Below is our 2020 AEW Dynamite Viewership Tracker:
January 1 Episode: 967,000 viewers with a 0.36 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 8 Episode: 947,000 viewers with a 0.36 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 15 Episode: 940,000 viewers with a 0.38 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Bash at the Beach episode)
January 22 Episode: 871,000 viewers with a 0.35 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 29 Episode: 828,000 viewers with a 0.34 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 5 Episode: 928,000 viewers with a 0.36 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 12 Episode: 817,000 viewers with a 0.30 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 19 Episode:
2019 Total: 10.840 million viewers over 12 episodes
2019 Average: 903,333 viewers per episode