The ratings and viewership data are in for this week’s (Apr. 22) NXT and AEW television shows.
Per Showbuzz Daily, Dynamite netted 731,000 viewers for a .25 rating point in the 18-49 demographic. NXT checked in with 665,000 viewers for a .18 rating point in the same 18-49 demo.
For AEW, this is an increase of about 48,000 viewers from the prior week, with no change from last week’s 0.25 demo rating. For NXT, viewership decreased by about 27,000 viewers from the prior week, and the demo rating slightly increased from last week’s 0.17.
AEW rose from 29th to 24th place in the demo rating for the night, while NXT went up from 58th to 50th place.
Dynamite surpassed the 700,000 viewer mark for the first time this month, while maintaining its steady demo rating throughout April. Meanwhile the numbers for NXT are in their recent range.
Here’s a breakdown of AEW viewership and rating in the 18-49 demo:
- Oct. 2: 1.4 million / .68
- Oct. 9: 1.02 million / .46 on TNT, plus 122K from Tru TV simulcast for total viewership of approximately 1.14 million
- Oct. 16: 1.01 million / .44
- Oct 24: 963,000 / .45
- Oct 30: 759,000 / .34
- Nov. 6: 822,000 / .35
- Nov. 13: 957,000 / .43
- Nov. 20: 893,000 / .39
- Nov. 27: 663,000 / .26
- Dec. 4: 851,000 / .32
- Dec. 11: 778,000 / .28
- Dec. 18: 683,000 / .25
- Dec. 25: N/A
- Jan. 1: 967,000 / .36
- Jan. 8: 947,000 / .36
- Jan. 15: 940,000 / .38
- Jan. 22: 871,000 / .35
- Jan. 29: 828,000 / .34
- Feb. 5: 928,000 / .36
- Feb. 12: 817,000 / .30
- Feb. 19: 893,000 / .31
- Feb. 26: 865,000 / .30
- Mar. 4: 906,000 / .35
- Mar. 11: 766,000 / .26
- Mar. 18: 932,000 / .35
- Mar. 25: 819,000 / .34
- Apr. 1: 685,000 / .25
- Apr. 8: 692,000 / .26
- Apr. 15: 683,000 / .25
- Apr. 22: 731,000 / .25
Here’s a breakdown of NXT’s audience and ratings share of the same demographic:
- Sept. 18 (one hour on USA): 1.18 million / .56
- Sept. 25 (one hour on USA): 1.01 million / .40
- Oct. 2: 891,000 / .32
- Oct. 9: 790,000 / .22
- Oct. 16: 712,000 / .20
- Oct. 24: 698,000 / .21
- Oct 30: 580,000 / .18
- Nov. 6: 813,000 / .30
- Nov. 13: 750,000 / .25
- Nov. 20: 916,000 / .30
- Nov. 27: 810,000 / .24
- Dec. 4: 845,000 / .29
- Dec. 11: 778,000 / .24
- Dec. 18: 795,000 / .27
- Dec. 25: 831,000 / .22
- Jan. 1: 548,000 / .15
- Jan. 8: 721,000 / .19
- Jan. 15: 700,000 / .21
- Jan. 22: 769,000 / .24
- Jan. 29: 712,000 / .22
- Feb. 5: 770,000 / .22
- Feb. 12: 757,000 / .24
- Feb. 19: 794,000 / .25
- Feb. 26: 717,000 / .23
- Mar. 4: 718,000 / .23
- Mar. 11: 697,000 / .21
- Mar. 18: 542,000 / .16
- Mar. 25: 669,000 / .20
- Apr. 1: 590,000 / .15
- Apr. 8: 693,000 / .19
- Apr. 15: 692,000 / .17
- Apr. 22: 665,000 / .18
Total viewership for Wednesday night checked in at 1,396,000 pro wrestling fans.
What do you make of these results, Cagesiders?
Check out both our Dynamite live blog, review & video highlights, and our NXT live blog, review & video highlights, in case you missed any of the Wednesday Night War’s latest chapter.
