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The first week of head-to-head programming between All Elite Wrestling and NXT resulted in a solid victory for the upstart promotion on TNT.
AEW’s inaugural edition of “Dynamite” averaged 1,409,000 viewers from 8-10 pm Eastern and topped NXT’s figure of 891,000 on the USA Network.
NXT utilized minimal commercial interruption and went nine minutes past 10 pm while AEW did not have an overrun portion.
Tony Maglio of The Wrap was the first to report the viewership figures, adding that AEW doubled NXT in the adult 18-49 demographic. AEW attracted 878,000 in the key demo while NXT had 414,000.
AEW won in all the demographic breakdowns except for the 50+ audience that NXT won with a 0.36 in the demo to AEW’s 0.34.
AEW was the second most-watched cable program among people 18-49 behind the MLB Wild Card Game between Tampa and Oakland.
In Canada, AEW averaged 109,000 viewers on TSN 2, which POST Wrestling confirmed with multiple sources.
North of the border, the AEW debut had 24-hours of lead time with some guides not listing the show because of how late the deal was made official. It also faced competition with the launch of the NHL season, including a Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Ottawa Senators game.
