AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT ratings for October 16, 2019 are now in.
AEW Dynamite, the third episode to go head-to-head against WWE NXT, drew an average of 1.014 million viewers on Wednesday night according to a report by Showbuzzdaily.com.
This is slightly down from last week’s show that drew an average of 1.018 million viewers on TNT. Dynamite came in at No. 5 for the night on cable in the 18-49 demographics, up from No. 8 where they placed last week.
This week’s episode of NXT drew an average of 712 thousand viewers on Wednesday night.
This is down from last week’s show that averaged 790 thousand viewers. NXT came in at No. 30 for the night on cable in the 18-49 demographics, down from No. 27 where they placed last week.
In overall viewership, AEW Dynamite defeated WWE NXT in the head-to-head battle of the so-called “Wednesday Night War” by 306,000 viewers.
Demographic Ratings for AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT
NXT, headlined by the return of Tommaso Ciampa, averaged a 0.20 rating among adults 18-49. This is down from last week’s 0.22 rating.
AEW Dynamite, headlined by Chris Jericho vs. Darby Allin, averaged a 0.44 rating among adults 18-49. This is down from last week’s 0.46 rating.