AEW Dynamite Hits Highest Viewership Since March Without NXT Competition
Here's how AEW's ratings looked for last night's unopposed show.
This week's episode of All Elite Wrestling Dynamite scored its highest overall viewership since the global health crisis kicked in, with the numbers comprising another piece of compelling evidence for the argument that AEW and NXT should stop running head to head.
Running without direct competition from WWE's black and gold brand (which aired on Tuesday), Dynamite posted a 0.36 rating in the key 18-49 demographic. This matches 2 August's number, which was the show's highest since February, and is up from the previous week's 0.29. Dynamite finished 8th on the night amongst cable shows.
In terms of overall viewership, Dynamite increased from the previous week's 813,000 to an impressive 928,000. This is the best it has been since 15 March.
AEW's figures are particularly impressive considering the show faced direct competition from two huge NBA playoff games.
This week's NXT faired similarly well in its unopposed Super Tuesday slot, notching an 18-49 rating of 0.24 with an overall viewership of 849,000. The WWE show has now broken 800,000 viewers in each of its three unopposed weeks.
The past 24 hours have brought much debate on whether or not WWE should keep running NXT against Dynamite on Wednesday nights. With both shows doing considerably better without having to worry about outdoing each other, the answer to that question appears to be "no."
Data: Showbuzz Daily