Wednesday Night Wars: AEW VS NXT Ratings [Updated]
Check the list of US TV ratings for AEW Dynamite vs WWE NXT for every week of Wednesday Night Wars of wrestling.

The TV Rating war between the Wrestling Shows AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT is unofficially called the Wednesday Night War. Check the list of ratings for AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT for every week of Wednesday Night Wars.
All Elite Wrestling was established in early 2019 and within months they announced their weekly TV show to air on TNT. Titled AEW Dynamite, the show was slotted for Wednesday Nights. The company was considered as the first major threat to WWE’s crown as the only major wrestling company in North America.
In an attempt to counter-program Dynamite and keep its viewership in check, WWE pushed its developmental show NXT to air on Wednesday against Dynamite in the same time slot. NXT aired on the USA Network for the first time on 19 September 2019, two weeks before AEW Dynamite’s debut on 2 October 2019.
Since the start of this war, AEW held a lead over NXT both in terms of overall viewership as well as rating in the key 18-49 demographics. While the debut episode for Dynamite got 1.4 million viewership, NXT garnered only 891000 viewers in the same week. In the first 50 weeks, AEW Dynamite won 42 nights with NXT winning 7, and only once did the shows tied in viewership.
AEW VS NXT Ratings & Viewership 2021
DATE | AEW DYNAMITE VIEWERSHIP | WWE NXT VIEWERSHIP | AEW DYNAMITE 18-49 DEMOGRPAHIC RATING | WWE NXT 18-49 DEMOGRPAHIC RATING | REMARKS |
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07 April | 688000 | 768000 | 0.28 | 0.22 | |
31 March | 700000 | 654000 | 0.26 | 0.21 | |
24 March | 757000 | 678000 | 0.30 | 0.14 | |
17 March | 768000 | 597000 | 0.28 | 0.13 | |
10 March | 743000 | 691000 | 0.32 | 0.18 | |
03 March | 934000 | 692000 | 0.33 | 0.20 | |
24 Febuary | 831000 | 734000 | 0.35 | 0.18 | |
17 Febuary | 747000 | 713000 | 0.31 | 0.16 | |
10 Febuary | 741000 | 558000 | 0.29 | 0.12 | |
03 Febuary | 844000 | 610000 | 0.31 | 0.15 | |
27 January | 734000 | 720000 | 0.29 | 0.21 | |
20 January | 854000 | 659000 | 0.36 | 0.15 | |
13 January | 762000 | 551000 | 0.30 | 0.14 | |
06 January | 662000 | 641000 | 0.25 | 0.16 | – |
AEW VS NXT Ratings & Viewership 2020
DATE | AEW DYNAMITE VIEWERSHIP | WWE NXT VIEWERSHIP | AEW DYNAMITE 18-49 DEMOGRPAHIC RATING | WWE NXT 18-49 DEMOGRPAHIC RATING | REMARKS |
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30-Dec | 977000 | 586000 | 0.40 | 0.12 | |
23-Dec | 775000 | 698000 | 0.32 | 0.19 | |
16-Dec | 806000 | 766000 | 0.32 | 0.19 | |
09-Dec | 995000 | 659000 | 0.45 | 0.17 | |
02-Dec | 913000 | 658000 | 0.42 | 0.16 | |
25-Nov | 710000 | 712000 | 0.26 | 0.20 | |
18-Nov | 850000 | 638000 | 0.37 | 0.14 | |
11-Nov | 764000 | 632000 | 0.30 | 0.16 | |
04-Nov | 717000 | 610,000 | 0.30 | 0.14 | |
28-Oct | 781000 | 876000 | 0.32 | 0.25 | |
21-Oct | 753000 | 644000 | 0.30 | 0.16 | |
14-Oct | 826000 | 651000 | 0.30 | 0.17 | |
07-Oct | 753000 | 639000 | 0.31 | 0.16 | |
30-Sep | 866000 | 732000 | 0.33 | 0.19 | |
23-Sep | 835000 | 696000 | 0.32 | 0.18 | |
16-Sep | 886000 | 689000 | 0.34 | 0.18 | |
09-Sep* | 1016000 | 828000* | 0.37 | 0.22 | WWE NXT Aired on 8 September Due to NHL Playoff on USA |
02-Sep* | 928000 | 849000* | 0.36 | 0.26 | WWE NXT Aired on 1 September Due to NHL Playoff on USA |
26-Aug* | 813000* | 824000 | 0.29 | 0.24 | AEW Dynamite Aired on 27 August Due to NBA Playoff on TNT |
19-Aug* | 755000* | 853000 | 0.31 | 0.24 | AEW Dynamite Aired on 22 August Due to NBA Playoff on TNT |
12-Aug | 792000 | 619000 | 0.32 | 0.16 | |
05-Aug | 901000 | 753000 | 0.36 | 0.20 | |
29-Jul | 773000 | 707000 | 0.30 | 0.18 | |
22-Jul | 845000 | 615000 | 0.32 | 0.17 | |
15-Jul | 788000 | 631000 | 0.29 | 0.14 | AEW Fight for the Fallen 2020 Episode |
08-Jul | 715000 | 759000 | 0.28 | 0.20 | AEW Fyter Fest vs NXT Great American Bash Night 2 |
01-Jul | 748000 | 792000 | 0.29 | 0.22 | AEW Fyter Fest vs NXT Great American Bash Night 1 |
24-Jun | 633000 | 786000 | 0.22 | 0.19 | NXT’s biggest lead in viewership |
17-Jun | 772000 | 746000 | 0.28 | 0.20 | |
10-Jun | 677000 | 673000 | 0.23 | 0.16 | |
03-Jun | 730000 | 715000 | 0.29 | 0.20 | |
27-May | 827000 | 731000 | 0.32 | 0.19 | |
20-May | 701000 | 592000 | 0.26 | 0.13 | AEW Double or Nothing Go-Home Episode |
13-May | 654000 | 604000 | 0.23 | 0.15 | |
06-May | 732000 | 663000 | 0.28 | 0.18 | |
29-Apr | 693000 | 637000 | 0.27 | 0.16 | |
22-Apr | 731000 | 665000 | 0.25 | 0.18 | |
15-Apr | 683000 | 692000 | 0.25 | 0.17 | |
08-Apr | 692000 | 693000 | 0.26 | 0.19 | NXT wins first time in 2020 |
01-Apr | 685000 | 590000 | 0.25 | 0.15 | |
25-Mar | 819000 | 669000 | 0.34 | 0.20 | |
18-Mar | 932000 | 542000 | 0.35 | 0.16 | |
11-Mar | 766000 | 697000 | 0.26 | 0.21 | |
04-Mar | 906000 | 718000 | 0.35 | 0.23 | |
26-Feb | 865000 | 717000 | 0.30 | 0.23 | AEW Revolution Go Home Episode |
19-Feb | 893000 | 794000 | 0.31 | 0.25 | |
12-Feb | 817000 | 757000 | 0.30 | 0.24 | NXT TakeOver: Portland Go Home Episode |
05-Feb | 928000 | 770000 | 0.36 | 0.22 | |
29-Jan | 828000 | 712000 | 0.34 | 0.22 | AEW Dynamite from Rock n’ Rager Cruise |
22-Jan | 871000 | 769000 | 0.35 | 0.24 | AEW Dynamite from Rock n’ Rager Cruise |
15-Jan | 940000 | 700000 | 0.38 | 0.21 | AEW Bash at the Beach Episode |
08-Jan | 947000 | 721000 | 0.36 | 0.19 | |
01-Jan | 967000 | 548000 | 0.36 | 0.15 | AEW New Year Special, NXT Taped Episode |
AEW VS NXT Ratings & Viewership 2019
DATE | AEW DYNAMITE VIEWERSHIP | WWE NXT VIEWERSHIP | AEW DYNAMITE 18-49 DEMOGRPAHIC RATING | WWE NXT 18-49 DEMOGRPAHIC RATING | REMARKS |
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25-Dec | – | 831000 | – | 0.22 | NXT Special Christmas Episode |
18-Dec | 683000 | 795000 | 0.25 | 0.27 | |
11-Dec | 778000 | 778000 | 0.28 | 0.24 | Tie in viewership |
04-Dec | 851000 | 845000 | 0.32 | 0.29 | |
27-Nov | 663000 | 810000 | 0.26 | 0.24 | AEW Lowest Viewership for 2019 |
20-Nov | 893000 | 916000 | 0.39 | 0.30 | Survivor Series & NXT TakeOver Wargames Go-Home Show, NXT beat AEW for the first time |
13-Nov | 957000 | 750000 | 0.43 | 0.25 | |
06-Nov | 822000 | 813000 | 0.35 | 0.30 | AEW Full Gear Go-Home Episode |
30-Oct | 789000 | 580000 | 0.33 | 0.18 | |
23-Oct | 963000 | 698000 | 0.45 | 0.21 | NXT Lowest Viewership for 2019 |
16-Oct | 1014000 | 712000 | 0.44 | 0.20 | |
09-Oct | 1018000 | 790000 | 0.46 | 0.22 | |
02-Oct | 1409000 | 891000 | 0.68 | 0.32 | AEW Dynamite Premiere |
25-Sep | – | 1006000 | – | 0.40 | Only 1st hour of NXT |
18-Sep | – | 1179000 | – | 0.56 | First NXT Episode, only 1st hour |