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TV RATINGS

WWE NXT on CW
Tue, Oct. 8, 2024: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
874,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.24

Reported earlier by PWTorch and not yet confirmed by Wrestlenomics.

Note: The first hour of AEW Dynamite on TBS went head-to-head with the second hour of NXT. Dynamite averaged 329,000 viewers and a 0.10 P18-49 rating.

Note that most of the comparisons below include data from when NXT was on USA Network.

P2+ comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (895,000): -2%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (705,000): +24%

• Current 2024-Q4 P2+ average (884,000) vs. 2023-Q4 (725,000): +22%

• Current Oct 2024 P2+ average (884,000) vs. Oct 2023 (807,000): +10%

P18-49 comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (0.26): -8%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.21): +14%

• Current 2024-Q4 P18-49 average (0.25) vs. 2023-Q4 (0.21): +19%

• Current Oct 2024 P18-49 average (0.25) vs. Oct 2023 (0.23): +9%

Viewer counts for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses:

• P2+: 874k (+34%)

• P18-49: 322k (+19%)

• Non-P18-49: 552k (+44%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

WWE NXT
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
St. Louis, MO at The Factory
Estimated tickets distributed: 1,831

Market-to-market comparisons (St. Louis, MO):

• 2021-11-05 (Fri) – AEW Rampage: 5,333 (-66% vs. 1,831)

• 2022-01-29 (Sat) – WWE Royal Rumble: 39,417 (-95%)

• 2022-06-15 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 4,731 (-61%)

• 2022-10-28 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 7,518 (-76%)

• 2023-03-20 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 12,514 (-85%)

• 2023-03-29 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 4,135 (-56%)

• 2023-10-06 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 10,339 (-82%)

• 2024-01-20 (Sat) – AEW Collision: 3,109 (-41%)

• 2024-02-05 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 9,943 (-82%)

• 2024-04-21 (Sun) – AEW Dynasty: 6,619 (-72%)

• 2024-10-07 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 8,296 (-78%)

DIGITAL

As of 5:04 pm, Oct 9

Most-viewed YouTube videos on WWE’s official channel:

• 1.) 580,564 – Jey Uso comes to NXT to YEET with NXT Champion Trick Williams

• 2.) 382,455 – FULL MATCH: Randy Orton vs. Je’Von Evans

• 3.) 200,302 – Stephanie Vaquer backs up Giulia

• 4.) 161,089 – TITLE CHANGE: Tony D conquers Oba Femi to become champion

• 5.) 130,213 – Kelani Jordan, Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill beat Fatal Influence

• 6.) 68,423 – Fraxiom retain the NXT Tag Team Titles against A-Town Down Under

RECEPTION

As of 5:34 pm, Oct 9

Event rating:

• Cagematch.net voter rating: 7.67 (5 votes)

• This episode vs. last week (6.4): +20%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (6.07): +26%

• Current 2024-Q4 average (7.04) vs. 2023-Q4 (7.15): -2%

Match ratings:

• 7.95 (21 votes) – Tony D’Angelo vs. Oba Femi (c)

• 7.30 (9 votes) – A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory & Grayson Waller) vs. Axiom & Nathan Frazer (c)

• 7.17 (17 votes) – Randy Orton vs. Je’Von Evans

• 6.23 (21 votes) – Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill & Kelani Jordan vs. Fatal Influence (Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx)

This report was produced with the assistance of programming scripts created by me.

brandon@wrestlenomics.com

Wrestlenomics is not affiliated with or licensed by Nielsen.

TV RATINGS

AEW Dynamite on TBS
Tue, Oct. 8, 2024: 9:00 to 11:10 pm
(PREEMPTED AIRING)
329,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.10

Reported earlier by PWTorch and confirmed by Wrestlenomics.

NEW LOW P2+ AND P18-49 FOR ANY DYNAMITE EPISODE, PREEMPTED OR NOT

Note: NXT went head-to-head with the first hour of Dynamite. PWTorch reports NXT average 874,000 viewers and a 0.24 P18-49 rating. In October 2023, when AEW was preempted to Tuesday and head-to-head with NXT on USA Network, Dynamite delivered 609,000 viewers and a 0.26 P18-49 rating. In October 2022, when it was also preempted to Tuesday and head-to-head with NXT, Dynamite averaged 752,000 and the same 0.26 P18-49 as the following year.

P2+ comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (680,000): -52%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (696,000): -53%

• Current 2024-Q4 P2+ average (680,000) vs. 2023-Q4 (828,000): -18%

• Current Oct 2024 P2+ average (680,000) vs. Oct 2023 (825,000): -18%

P18-49 comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (0.20): -50%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.22): -55%

• Current 2024-Q4 P18-49 average (0.20) vs. 2023-Q4 (0.28): -29%

• Current Oct 2024 P18-49 average (0.20) vs. Oct 2023 (0.28): -29%

Viewer counts for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses:

• P2+: 329k (-53%)

• P18-49: 128k (-56%)

• F18-49: 30k (-69%)

• M18-49: 98k (-52%)

• P18-34: 22k (-75%)

• F18-34: 2k (-94%)

• M18-34: 20k (-68%)

• P35-49: 106k (-46%)

• F35-49: 28k (-55%)

• M35-49: 78k (-44%)

• Non-P18-49: 201k (-49%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

AEW Dynamite
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Spokane, WA at Spokane Arena
Estimated tickets distributed: 1,891

Market-to-market comparisons (Spokane, WA):

• 2022-09-10 (Sat) – WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event: 3,765 (-50% vs. 1,891)

• 2024-01-06 (Sat) – WWE Supershow: 4,885 (-61%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q4 AEW Dynamite average: (3,238) vs. 2023-Q4 (4,481): -28%

DIGITAL

As of 5:04 pm, Oct 9

Most-viewed YouTube videos on AEW’s official channel:

• 1.) 163,812 – Will Ospreay, AEW International Champ, demands answers from Don Callis!

• 2.) 157,732 – Match of Champions! Danielson & Yuta vs Castagnoli & Pac!

• 3.) 95,477 – Darby Allin calls out long-time nemesis, Brody King, before AEW WrestleDream!

• 4.) 74,842 – 4-Way Eliminator! Who will face the AEW Women’s World champ at WrestleDream?

• 5.) 53,779 – Bang Bang Gang’s Jay White is BACK and he’s taking aim at Hangman Page!

• 6.) 38,553 – Daniel Garcia addresses his future in AEW! 10 8 24 AEW Dynamite

• 7.) 37,806 – Komander vs Hologram! Two high-flying luchadors in an INCREDIBLE match!

• 8.) 32,733 – Emi Sakura challenges TBS & NJPW Strong Women’s Champion, Mercedes Moné!

RECEPTION

As of 5:24 pm, Oct 9

Event rating:

• Cagematch.net voter rating: 7.02 (45 votes)

• This episode vs. last week (7.42): -5%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (7.47): -6%

• Current 2024-Q4 average (7.22) vs. 2023-Q4 (7.46): -3%

Match ratings:

• 7.26 (79 votes) – Komander vs. Hologram

• 6.67 (75 votes) – Emi Sakura vs. Mercedes Mone (c)

• 6.50 (59 votes) – Claudio Castagnoli & PAC vs. Bryan Danielson & Wheeler Yuta

• 4.71 (50 votes) – Jamie Hayter vs. Willow Nightingale vs. Nyla Rose vs. Saraya

• Ineligible (<5 mins) – Cody Chhun vs. Jay White

This report was produced with the assistance of programming scripts created by me.

brandon@wrestlenomics.com

Wrestlenomics is not affiliated with or licensed by Nielsen.

TV RATINGS

WWE Raw on USA Network
Mon, Oct. 7, 2024: 8:00 to 11:00 pm
1,545,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.47

Ratings data confirmed by Wrestlenomics via Nielsen sources.

Note: This was the first 2-hour episode of Raw since 2012. Raw will be 2 hours on USA Network for the rest of the year before the move to Netflix in January.

Competition note: Raw was #3 on cable in P18-49 for Monday, only behind the Chiefs vs. Saints NFL game on ESPN and ESPN2 (combined 4.34 P18-49 rating, 15.8 million viewers total) and the MLB playoff game between the Yankees and Royals simulcast on TBS and TruTV (combined 0.83 P18-49 rating, 3.48 million viewers total).

P2+ comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (1,516,000): +2%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,448,000): +7%

• Current 2024-Q4 P2+ average (1,545,000) vs. 2023-Q4 (1,462,000): +6%

• Current Oct 2024 P2+ average (1,545,000) vs. Oct 2023 (1,483,000): +4%

P18-49 comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (0.48): -2%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.46): +2%

• Current 2024-Q4 P18-49 average (0.47) vs. 2023-Q4 (0.45): +4%

• Current Oct 2024 P18-49 average (0.47) vs. Oct 2023 (0.45): +4%

Viewer counts for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses:

• P2+: 1545k (+5%)

• P18-49: 635k (+2%)

• Non-P18-49: 910k (+8%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

WWE Raw
Monday, October 7, 2024
St. Louis, MO at Enterprise Center
Estimated tickets distributed: 8,296

Market-to-market comparisons (St. Louis, MO):

• 2021-11-05 (Fri) – AEW Rampage: 5,333 (+56% vs. 8,296)

• 2022-01-29 (Sat) – WWE Royal Rumble: 39,417 (-79%)

• 2022-06-15 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 4,731 (+75%)

• 2022-10-28 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 7,518 (+10%)

• 2023-03-20 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 12,514 (-34%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE

• 2023-03-29 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 4,135 (+101%)

• 2023-10-06 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 10,339 (-20%)

• 2024-01-20 (Sat) – AEW Collision: 3,109 (+167%)

• 2024-02-05 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 9,943 (-17%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE

• 2024-04-21 (Sun) – AEW Dynasty: 6,619 (+25%)

• 2024-10-08 (Tue) – WWE NXT: 1,831 (+353%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q4 WWE Raw average: (8,296) vs. 2023-Q4 (8,841): -6%

DIGITAL

As of 12:04 pm, Oct 9

Most-viewed YouTube videos on WWE’s official channel:

• 1.) 387,377 – R-Truth explains to Miz that he’s not in the Judgment Day anymore

• 2.) 375,388 – FULL MATCH: Gunther puts down Sami Zayn in World Title Match

• 3.) 323,896 – Seth “Freakin” Rollins wants to face Bronson Reed anytime and anywhere

• 4.) 187,497 – Jey Uso pins Xavier Woods in his first Intercontinental Title defense

• 5.) 179,776 – Sheamus: “Pete Dunne has graduated the Banger Academy”

• 6.) 179,320 – Lyra Valkyria scores the win in chaotic 10-Woman Tag Team Match

• 7.) 27,238 – Sami Zayn refuses to quit against awesome power of Gunther

RECEPTION

As of 12:18 pm, Oct 9

Event rating:

• Cagematch.net voter rating: 6.89 (26 votes)

• This episode vs. last week (7.19): -4%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (7.48): -8%

• Current 2024-Q4 average (6.89) vs. 2023-Q4 (7.66): -10%

Match ratings:

• 7.91 (84 votes) – Sami Zayn vs. Gunther (c)

• 7.71 (69 votes) – Pete Dunne vs. Sheamus

• 4.39 (50 votes) – Xavier Woods vs. Jey Uso (c)

• 4.33 (32 votes) – Pure Fusion Collective (Shayna Baszler, Sonya Deville & Zoey Stark) & The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn) vs. Katana Chance, Kayden Carter, Lyra Valkyria, Natalya & Zelina Vega

This report was produced with the assistance of programming scripts created by me.

brandon@wrestlenomics.com