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TV RATINGS

WWE NXT on CW
Tue, Dec. 17, 2024: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
708,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.16

Confirmed by Wrestlenomics via a Nielsen source.

Highest total viewership (P2+) for NXT since October 8, the second episode on CW.

P2+ comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (680,000): +4%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (644,000): +10%

• Current 2024-Q4 P2+ average (692,000) vs. 2023-Q4 (725,000): -5%

• Current Dec 2024 P2+ average (660,000) vs. Dec 2023 (654,000): +1%

P18-49 comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (0.17): -6%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.16): +0%

• Current 2024-Q4 P18-49 average (0.18) vs. 2023-Q4 (0.21): -14%

• Current Dec 2024 P18-49 average (0.15) vs. Dec 2023 (0.18): -17%

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

• P2+: 708k (+9%)

• P18-49: 210k (-2%)

• Non-P18-49: 498k (+16%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Lowell, MA at Lowell Memorial Auditorium
Estimated tickets distributed: 1,838

Market-to-market comparisons (Lowell, MA):

• 2022-07-23 (Sat) – ROH Death Before Dishonor: 2,498 (-26% vs. 1,838)

• 2023-05-28 (Sun) – WWE NXT Battleground: 3,482 (-47%)

DIGITAL

As of 7:08 pm, Dec 18

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

• 1.) 146,691 – GRAPHIC: Ethan Page knocks out Je’Von Evans’ teeth

• 2.) 102,796 – FULL MATCH: Trick Williams vs. Eddy Thorpe – NXT Championship Match

• 3.) 69,878 – Oba Femi tosses aside Axiom in message to Trick Williams

• 4.) 65,304 – Jaida Parker shows out against Wren Sinclair

• 5.) 50,856 – Axiom & Nathan Frazer’s thrilling NXT Tag Team Title win over Gallus

Cagematch data wasn’t available yet at the time of this report.

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, Dec. 16, 2024: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
1,533,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.48

Reported earlier by Programming Insider, not yet confirmed by Wrestlenomics.

Raw was #3 on cable in P18-49 for the night. The Falcons vs. Raiders Monday Night Football Game on ESPN was #1 (4,078,000 viewers and a 1.08 P18-49 rating) and its pre-game show was #2 (2,005,000 viewers, 0.51 P18-49 rating). The Bears vs. Vikings also aired on ABC, averaging 13,066,000 viewers and a 3.11 P18-49 rating.

P2+ comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (1,386,000): +11%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,530,000): +0%

• Current 2024-Q4 P2+ average (1,522,000) vs. 2023-Q4 (1,462,000): +4%

• Current Dec 2024 P2+ average (1,543,000) vs. Dec 2023 (1,315,000): +17%

P18-49 comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (0.43): +12%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.48): +0%

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

• Current Dec 2024 P18-49 average (0.48) vs. Dec 2023 (0.40): +20%

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

• P2+: 1533k (+1%)

• P18-49: 637k (-1%)

• F18-49: 131k (-31%)

• M18-49: 441k (+4%)

• Non-P18-49: 896k (+3%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

Monday, December 16, 2024
Boston, MA at TD Garden
Estimated tickets distributed: 10,968

Market-to-market comparisons (Boston, MA):

• 2021-09-13 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 8,843 (+24% vs. 10,968) ← SAME EVENT TYPE

• 2021-10-27 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 5,611 (+95%)

• 2022-01-09 (Sun) – WWE Supershow: 4,849 (+126%)

• 2022-04-06 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 5,683 (+93%)

• 2022-07-22 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 8,351 (+31%)

• 2022-11-09 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 3,609 (+204%)

• 2022-11-26 (Sat) – WWE Survivor Series: 13,068 (-16%)

• 2023-03-06 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 13,143 (-17%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE

• 2023-07-19 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 8,956 (+22%)

• 2023-09-08 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 11,776 (-7%)

• 2023-12-27 (Wed) – WWE Live Holiday Tour: 9,626 (+14%)

• 2024-03-13 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 9,514 (+15%)

• 2024-07-01 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 12,566 (-13%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q4 WWE Raw average: (9,601) vs. 2023-Q4 (8,841): +9%

DIGITAL

As of 9:10 am, Dec 18

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

• 1.) 566,518 – FULL MATCH: The War Raiders capture the World Tag Team Title

• 2.) 497,482 – CM Punk engages in a chaotic brawl with Seth “Freakin” Rollins

• 3.) 342,740 – Sami Zayn incites backstage brawl with Drew Mcintyre

• 4.) 291,790 – Dexter Lumis is happy he’s caused The Miz pain

• 5.) 199,324 – Zoey Stark advances in the Women’s Intercontinental Title Tournament

• 6.) 191,193 – Bron Breakker conquers Ludwig Kaiser in title showdown

RECEPTION

As of 9:44 am, Dec 18

Event rating:

• Cagematch.net voter rating: 7.03 (30 votes)

• This episode vs. last week (5.1): +38%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (6.74): +4%

• Current 2024-Q4 average (6.46) vs. 2023-Q4 (7.65): -16%

Match ratings:

• 7.29 (44 votes) – The War Raiders (Erik & Ivar) vs. The Judgment Day (Finn Balor & JD McDonagh) (c)

• 7.26 (46 votes) – Ludwig Kaiser vs. Bron Breakker (c)

• 5.89 (34 votes) – Zoey Stark vs. Kayden Carter and Raquel Rodriguez

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

brandon@wrestlenomics.com