AEW stayed in the top 5 for cable telecasts on Wednesday night while WWE NXT gained viewers. AEW drew 893,000 viewers as NXT drew 794,0000.
AEW Dynamite on TNT drew 0.31 in the Adult 18-49 demo and 0.44 in the M18-49 demo. The two-hour telecast featuring the promotion’s first steel cage match drew 0.36 in the P25-54 demo and 0.38 in the over 50 demo.
NXT drew 0.25 in the A18-49 demo, 0.32 in the M18-49 demo, 0.30 in the adult 25-54 demo and 0.38 in the over 50 demo.
| AEW | Overall | A18-49 | A18-49 # | M18-49 | P25-54 | P50+ |
| Week 1 | 1,409,000 | 0.68 | 878,000 | 0.92 | 0.74 | 0.34 |
| Week 2 | 1,018,000 | 0.60 | 594,000 | 0.66 | 0.52 | 0.30 |
| Week 3 | 1,014,000 | 0.63 | 574,000 | 0.65 | 0.50 | 0.33 |
| Week 4 | 963,000 | 0.45 | 586,000 | 0.62 | 0.46 | 0.25 |
| Week 5 | 759,000 | 0.33 | 433,000 | 0.48 | 0.38 | 0.25 |
| Week 6 | 822,000 | 0.35 | 450,000 | 0.46 | 0.38 | 0.28 |
| Week 7 | 957,000 | 0.43 | 554,000 | 0.55 | 0.45 | 0.29 |
| Week 8 | 893,000 | 0.39 | 505,000 | 0.52 | 0.42 | 0.29 |
| Week 9 | 663,000 | 0.26 | 337,000 | 0.33 | 0.28 | 0.25 |
| Week 10 | 851,000 | 0.32 | 409,000 | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.31 |
| Week 11 | 787,000 | 0.28 | 367,000 | 0.40 | 0.32 | 0.29 |
| Week 12 | 683,000 | 0.25 | 319,000 | 0.34 | 0.28 | 0.27 |
| Week 13 | 967,000 | 0.60 | 467,000 | 0.52 | 0.41 | 0.39 |
| Week 14 | 947,000 | 0.56 | 465,000 | 0.49 | 0.41 | 0.36 |
| Week 15 | 940,000 | 0.58 | 495,000 | 0.51 | 0.42 | 0.34 |
| Week 16 | 871,000 | 0.50 | 455,000 | 0.48 | 0.41 | 0.34 |
| Week 17 | 828,000 | 0.49 | 437,000 | 0.48 | 0.36 | 0.29 |
| Week 18 | 928,000 | 0.36 | 468,000 | 0.50 | 0.39 | 0.34 |
| Week 19 | 817,000 | 0.30 | 450,000 | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.34 |
| Week 20 | 893,000 | 0.31 | 0.44 | 0.36 | 0.38 | |
| NXT | Overall | A18-49 | M18-49 | P25-54 | P50+ |
| Week 1 | 1,179,000 | 0.43 | 0.56 | 0.48 | 0.47 |
| Week 2 | 1,006,000 | 0.32 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.48 |
| Week 3 | 891,000 | 0.32 | 0.41 | 0.36 | 0.36 |
| Week 4 | 790,000 | 0.22 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.40 |
| Week 5 | 712,000 | 0.20 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.35 |
| Week 6 | 698,000 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.33 |
| Week 7 | 580,000 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.29 |
| Week 8 | 813,000 | 0.30 | 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.34 |
| Week 9 | 750,000 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.35 |
| Week 10 | 916,000 | 0.30 | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.40 |
| Week 11 | 810,000 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.40 |
| Week 12 | 845,000 | 0.29 | 0.36 | 0.32 | 0.38 |
| Week 13 | 778,000 | 0.24 | 0.34 | 0.27 | 0.38 |
| Week 14 | 795,000 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.36 |
| Week 15 | 721,000 | 0.19 | |||
| Week 16 | 700,000 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.35 |
| Week 17 | 769,000 | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.27 | 0.38 |
| Week 18 | 712,000 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.36 |
| Week 19 | 770,000 | 0.22 | 0.30 | 0.26 | 0.40 |
| Week 20 | 757,000 | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.36 |
| Week 21 | 794,000 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.38 |
*Data from Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily
Payout Perspective:
Its interesting to note that AEW has now drawn the same in the over 50 demo, a section of fans that the WWE had a grip over. AEW still has the edge in the Adult and Male demo in the 18-49 demo. The good news for NXT is that they’ve picked up viewers and remain steady.
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