WWE NXT beats AEW Dynamite in Tuesday night ratings war

With the shows going head-to-head, WWE NXT picked up a ratings victory over AEW Dynamite on Tuesday night.

NXT averaged 921,000 viewers on the USA Network, up 7.5 percent from last week. It’s the largest audience total for the show since September 25, 2019, which was the second week that NXT aired on USA Network.

Dynamite averaged 609,000 viewers on TBS. That’s down 23.9 percent from last week and is the lowest viewership total the show has done since June 18, 2021. That episode was moved to Saturday due to NBA playoff coverage. This is the lowest viewership Dynamite has ever done when airing head-to-head against NXT. 

NXT drew a 0.30 rating in the 18-49 demo, up 36.4 percent from last week. It’s the fourth-highest rating in the history of the show, trailing only the first three weeks that NXT aired on USA.

Dynamite did a 0.26 rating in 18-49. That’s down 7.1 percent from last week and is the lowest rating the show has done since June 28.

NXT featured a loaded-up lineup with appearances by John Cena, Paul Heyman, Cody Rhodes, Asuka, and The Undertaker. Dynamite, which aired on a different night than usual due to the MLB playoffs, was a Title Tuesday edition of the show. Adam Copeland made his AEW in-ring debut on Dynamite, defeating Luchasaurus.

As compared to the same week in 2022, NXT was up 25 percent in overall viewers and up 100 percent in 18-49. Dynamite was down 38.1 percent in overall viewers and down 18.8 percent in 18-49.

Comparing to one week last year when both shows aired head-to-head on Tuesday night, NXT was up 36.2 percent overall and up 66.7 percent in 18-49. Dynamite was down 19 percent in overall viewers but steady in 18-49.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of Dynamite and NXT ratings: