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AEW Dynamite preempted last night on TBS at 8 pm, was watched by 752,000 viewers on average, including about 339,000, for a 0.26 P18-49 rating.
WWE NXT on USA Network at 8 pm, was watched by 676,000 viewers on average, including about 235,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.18 P18-49 rating.
Despite lower total viewership than in recent weeks, and despite going head-to-head with Dynamite and other sports competition, this was NXT’s highest P18-49 viewership since August 16.
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Compared to last week in its normal time slot, Dynamite was down 23% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 18% from last week’s 412,000.
Compared to last week, NXT was down 8% in total viewership. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 18%.
Dynamite ranked #8 in P18-49 among cable originals for the day, according to Showbuzz Daily. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #21.
NXT ranked #12 in P18-49 among cable originals. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #28.
The return of the NBA regular season on TNT lead TV for Tuesday. In the late time slot, Lakers vs. Warriors was #1 with a 1.42 P18-49 rating and 3.55 million viewers. Celtics vs. 76ers, which went head-to-head with the wrestling shows, was #2 and had 2.98 million viewers and a 1.24 demo rating.
Inside the MLB was Dynamite’s lead-in, which came on after the Yankees-Guardians MLB divisional playoff game. Over its 33-minute duration, it averaged 1.945 million viewers and a 0.50 P18-49 rating.
For Dynamite, F18-49 was down 40% compared to the prior four weeks. Non-P18-49 was down 28%. P50+ was down 27%.
For NXT, F18-49 was up 37% compared to the prior four weeks. P35-49 was up 26%. P25-54 was up 20%. P18-49 was up 18%.
Viewer counts in thousands, calculated from national ratings, for this week’s episode with difference versus the median of the last 28 days in parentheses:
Dynamite:
P2+: 752 (-26%)
P18-49: 339 (-22%)
M18-49: 253 (-13%)
F18-49: 85 (-40%)
P18-34: 141 (-13%)
P35-49: 199 (-25%)
Non-P18-49: 413 (-28%)
F12-34: 33 (-55%)
M12-34: 119 (+6%)
P25-54: 389 (-21%)
P50+: 389 (-27%)
NXT:
P2+: 676 (+0%)
P18-49: 235 (+18%)
M18-49: 149 (+17%)
F18-49: 92 (+37%)
P18-34: 70 (+10%)
P35-49: 165 (+26%)
Non-P18-49: 441 (-7%)
F12-34: 38 (+15%)
M12-34: 38 (-12%)
P25-54: 292 (+20%)
P50+: 401 (-11%)
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Dynamite, as of 4pm today:
459,000: Find Out Why the World is Talking about MJF & William Regal
382,000: The Main Event for Full Gear will be Jon Moxley vs MJF!
101,000: Was Dalton Castle able to Dethrone the “Ocho” Chris Jericho?
34,000: The Death Triangle Continues to Hammer Out Victories
17,000: A Huge Return + Toni Storm Retains the Interim World Title
View counts are rounded to improve readability.
Most-viewed YouTube videos from NXT, as of 4pm today:
268,000: Roxanne Perez vs. Rhea Ripley
264,000: Cora Jade picks Rhea Ripley to face Roxanne Perez on NXT
207,000: Mandy Rose returns with a message for Alba Fyre
182,000: Austin Theory enters brawl with Money in the Bank contract in hand
181,000: Cameron Grimes hires The O.C. to be his partners for NXT
142,000: Raquel Rodriguez cracks Cora Jade with a Kendo stick
112,000: Cameron Grimes & The O.C. vs. Schism
109,000: “The KO Show” welcomes Breakker, Dragunov and McDonagh
92,000: Alba Fyre vs. Sonya Deville
92,000: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo
View counts are rounded to improve readability.
This report was written with the assistance of automated programs created by me, then manually edited.
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Brandon Thurstonbrandon@wrestlenomics.com
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