AEW Dynamite Ends WWE NXT Two-Week Win Streak

Week 29 of the Wednesday Night War saw AEW Dynamite top WWE NXT in viewership. This comes after NXT finally had a two week run at #1.

Wednesday's Dynamite episode drew 731,000 viewers (+7%) on TNT, topping the 665,000 viewers (-3.9%) garnered by NXT on the USA Network by 10%, according to Showbuzz Daily.

AEW ranked #24 in the Cable Top 150, while NXT ranked #50. AEW ranked #68 in viewership, while NXT ranked #70 in viewership.

Last week's Dynamite episode drew 683,000 viewers and ranked #29 in the Cable Top 150, and #74 in viewership. Last week's NXT episode drew 692,000 viewers and ranked #58 in the Cable Top 150, and #72 in viewership. Dynamite drew the lowest viewership of 2020 last week, and the lowest non-holiday AEW viewership in history, tied with the December 18 episode.

AEW drew a 0.25 rating (no change) in the 18-49 demographic while NXT drew a 0.18 (+6%) in the same demo this week. Last week's AEW show drew a 0.25 rating while the NXT episode drew a 0.17 in that demographic.

AEW's 0.25 rating is tied with the April 15, December 18 and April 1 episodes for the lowest ever.

The Challenge on MTV topped the night in the 18-49 demographic on the Cable Top 150, with a 0.58 rating, but just 1.017 million viewers. Special Report on FOX News topped the night on cable in viewership with 4.915 million viewers, ranking #3 on the Cable Top 150 with a 0.55 rating in the key demo.

Based on overnight numbers and not the finals, Survivor on ABC topped the night on network TV in viewership, with 8.100 million viewers. The Masked Singer on FOX topped the night in the 18-49 demographic with a 2.0 rating.

Below is our 2020 NXT Viewership Tracker:

January 1 Episode: 548,000 viewers with a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 8 Episode: 721,000 viewers with a 0.19 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 15 Episode: 700,000 viewers with a 0.21 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 22 Episode: 769,000 viewers with a 0.24 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 29 Episode: 712,000 viewers with a 0.22 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Worlds Collide/Royal Rumble episode)
February 5 Episode: 770,000 viewers with a 0.22 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 12 Episode: 757,000 viewers with a 0.24 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 19 Episode: 794,000 viewers with a 0.25 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Takeover episode)
February 26 Episode: 717,000 viewers with a 0.23 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 4 Episode: 718,000 viewers with a 0.23 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 11 Episode: 697,000 viewers with a 0.21 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 18 Episode: 542,000 viewers with a 0.16 rating in the 18-49 demographic (WWE PC episode with no live matches)
March 25 Episode: 669,000 viewers with a 0.20 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 1 Episode: 590,000 viewers with a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 8 Episode: 693,000 viewers with a 0.19 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 15 Episode: 692,000 viewers with a 0.17 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 22 Episode: 665,000 viewers with a 0.18 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 29 Episode:

2019 Total: 10.209 million viewers over 13 episodes
2019 Average: 785,307 viewers per episode

Below is our 2020 AEW Dynamite Viewership Tracker:

January 1 Episode: 967,000 viewers with a 0.36 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 8 Episode: 947,000 viewers with a 0.36 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 15 Episode: 940,000 viewers with a 0.38 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Bash at the Beach episode)
January 22 Episode: 871,000 viewers with a 0.35 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 29 Episode: 828,000 viewers with a 0.34 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 5 Episode: 928,000 viewers with a 0.36 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 12 Episode: 817,000 viewers with a 0.30 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 19 Episode: 893,000 viewers with a 0.31 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 26 Episode: 865,000 viewers with a 0.30 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 4 Episode: 906,000 viewers with a 0.35 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Revolution episode)
March 11 Episode: 766,000 viewers with a 0.26 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 18 Episode: 932,000 viewers with a 0.35 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Limited crowd episode)
March 25 Episode: 819,000 viewers with a 0.34 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 1 Episode: 685,000 viewers with a 0.25 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 8 Episode: 692,000 viewers with a 0.26 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 15 Episode: 683,000 viewers with a 0.25 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 22 Episode: 731,000 viewers with a 0.25 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 29 Episode:

2019 Total: 10.840 million viewers over 12 episodes
2019 Average: 903,333 viewers per episode