NXT Climbs To Its Best Viewership in 2020 With No Competition From AEW Dynamite

Submitted by Jeff Whalen on Aug 20, 2020 - 5:35 pm


-- Getting a rare chance to run unopposed with AEW Dynamite pre-empted to Saturday, NXT capitalized but not nearly as well as expected, generating an average audience of 853,000 - its highest viewership since December 2019. In the 18-49 demographic, NXT climbed to a 0.24 rating, its best since February, placing it 23rd on the night. While NXT picked up only a fraction of Dynamite's audience, it was a tough night competition wise with ongoing coverage of the DNC as well as the NBA playoffs.

Date
WWE NXT Viewership (18-49)
AEW Dynamite Viewership (18-49)
9/18/19
1,179,000 (0.43)
N/A
9/25/19
1,006,000 (0.32)
N/A
10/2/19
891,000 (0.32)
1,409,000 (0.68)
10/9/19
790,000 (0.22)
1,140,000 (0.46)1
10/16/19
712,000 (0.20)
1,014,000 (0.44)
10/23/19
698,000 (0.21)
963,000 (0.45)
10/30/19
580,000 (0.18)
759,000 (0.33)
11/6/19
813,000 (0.30)
822,000 (0.35)
11/13/19
750,000 (0.25)
957,000 (0.43)
11/20/19
916,000 (0.30)
893,000 (0.39)
11/27/19
810,000 (0.24)
663,000 (0.26)
12/4/19
845,000 (0.29)
851,000 (0.32)
12/11/19
778,000 (0.24)
778,000 (0.28)
12/18/19
795,000 (0.27)
683,000 (0.25)
12/25/19
831,000 (0.22)2
N/A2
1/1/20
548,000 (0.15)3
967,000 (0.36)
1/8/20
721,000 (0.19)
947,000 (0.36)
1/15/20
700,000 (0.21)
940,000 (0.38)
1/22/20
769,000 (0.24)
871,000 (0.35)4
1/29/20
712,000 (0.22)
828,000 (0.34)
2/5/20
770,000 (0.22)
928,000 (0.36)
2/12/20
757,000 (0.24)
817,000 (0.30)
2/19/20
794,000 (0.25)
893,000 (0.31)
2/26/20
717,000 (0.23)
865,000 (0.30)
3/4/20
718,000 (0.23)
906,000 (0.35)
3/11/20
697,000 (0.21)
766,000 (0.26)
3/18/20
532,000 (0.16)
932,000 (0.35)
3/25/20
669,000 (0.20)
819,000 (0.34)
4/1/20
590,000 (0.15)
685,000 (0.25)
4/8/20
693,000 (0.19)
692,000 (0.26)
4/15/20
692,000 (0.17)
683,000 (0.25)
4/22/20
665,000 (0.18)
731,000 (0.25)
4/29/20
637,000 (0.16)
693,000 (0.27)
5/6/20
663,000 (0.18)
732,000 (0.28)
5/13/20
604,000 (0.15)
654,000 (0.23)
5/20/20
592,000 (0.13)
701,000 (0.26)
5/27/20
731,000 (0.19)
827,000 (0.32)
6/3/20
715,000 (0.20)
730,000 (0.29)
6/10/20
673,000 (0.16)
677,000 (0.23)
6/17/20
746,000 (0.20)
772,000 (0.28)
6/24/20
786,000 (0.19)
636,000 (0.22)
7/1/20
792,000 (0.22)5
748,000 (0.29)5
7/8/20
759,000 (0.20)6
715,000 (0.28)6
7/15/20
631,000 (0.14)
788,000 (0.29)7
7/22/20
615,000 (0.17)
845,000 (0.32)
7/29/20
707,000 (0.18)
773,000 (0.30)
8/5/20
753,000 (0.20)
901,000 (0.36)
8/12/20
619,000 (0.16)
792,000 (0.32)
8/19/20
853,000 (0.24)
N/A8

1 - AEW Dynamite was simulcast on both TNT and TruTV.
2 - AEW Dynamite did not air this week; NXT airs a taped show.
3 - NXT show was a "Best of 2019" special.
4 - AEW Dynamite matches were pre-taped on Chris Jericho's cruise.
5 - NXT Great American Bash (Night One) & AEW Fyter Fest (Night One)
6 - NXT Great American Bash (Night Two) & AEW Fyter Fest (Night Two)
7 - AEW presented "Fight for the Fallen"
8 - AEW Dynamite is pre-empted to Saturday Night; NXT runs unopposed.

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