AEW Dynamite and NXT Ratings – Jan. 6, 2021 – AEW Wins, But Hurt By News Coverage

AEW
Jan 8, 2021

Though both AEW and NXT put on big shows this week, both shows appeared to be hurt by news coverage of Donald Trump supporters storming the US Capitol building on Wednesday.

AEW Dynamite’s “New Year’s Smash” special drew 662,000 viewers on TNT, down from last week’s 977,000 viewers.

NXT’s “New Year’s Evil” special drew 641,000 viewers on USA, up from last week’s 586,000 viewers.

In the 18-49 demographic, AEW drew a 0.25 rating (down from 0.40), while NXT drew 0.16 rating (up from 0.16).

Source: Pro Wrestling Torch

Date AEW NXT
2021/01/06 0662 662,000 0641 641,000
2020/12/30 0977 977,000 0586 586,000
2020/12/23 0775 775,000 0698 698,000
2020/12/16 0806 806,000 0766 766,000
2020/12/09 0995 995,000 0659 659,000
2020/12/02 0913 913,000 0658 658,000
2020/11/25 0710 710,000 0712 712,000
2020/11/18 0850 850,000 0638 638,000
2020/11/11 0764 764,000 0632 632,000
2020/11/04 0717 717,000 0610 610,000
2020/10/28 0781 781,000 0876 876,000
2020/10/21 0753 753,000 0644 644,000
2020/10/14 0826 826,000 0651 651,000
2020/10/07 0753 753,000 0639 639,000
2020/09/30 0866 866,000 0732 732,000
2020/09/23 0835 835,000 0696 696,000
2020/09/16 0886 886,000 0689 689,000
2020/09/09 1016 1,016,000 –
2020/09/08 – 0838 838,000
2020/09/02 0928 928,000 –
2020/09/01 – 0849 849,000
2020/08/27 0813 813,000 –
2020/08/26 – 0824 824,000
2020/08/22 0755 755,000 –
2020/08/19 – 0853 853,000
2020/08/12 0792 792,000 0619 619,000
2020/08/05 0901 901,000 0753 753,000
2020/07/29 0773 773,000 0707 707,000
2020/07/22 0845 845,000 0615 615,000
2020/07/15 0788 788,000 0631 631,000
2020/07/08 0715 715,000 0759 759,000
2020/07/01 0748 748,000 0792 792,000
2020/06/24 0633 633,000 0786 786,000
2020/06/17 0772 772,000 0746 746,000
2020/06/10 0677 677,000 0673 673,000
2020/06/03 0730 730,000 0715 715,000
2020/05/27 0827 827,000 0731 731,000
2020/05/20 0701 701,000 0592 592,000
2020/05/13 0654 654,000 0604 604,000
2020/05/06 0732 732,000 0663 663,000
2020/04/29 0693 693,000 0637 637,000
2020/04/22 0731 731,000 0665 665,000
2020/04/15 0683 683,000 0692 692,000
2020/04/08 0692 692,000 0693 693,000
2020/04/01 0685 685,000 0590 590,000
2020/03/25 0819 819,000 0669 669,000
2020/03/18 0932 932,000 0542 542,000
2020/03/11 0766 766,000 0697 697,000
2020/03/04 0906 906,000 0718 718,000
2020/02/26 0865 865,000 0717 717,000
2020/02/19 0893 893,000 0794 794,000
2020/02/12 0817 817,000 0757 757,000
2020/02/05 0928 928,000 0770 770,000
2020/01/29 0828 828,000 0712 712,000
2020/01/22 0871 871,000 0769 769,000
2020/01/15 0940 940,000 0700 700,000
2020/01/08 0947 947,000 0721 721,000
2020/01/01 0967 967,000 0548 548,000
2019/12/25 – 0831 831,000
2019/12/18 0683 683,000 0795 795,000
2019/12/11 0778 778,000 0778 778,000
2019/12/04 0851 851,000 0845 845,000
2019/11/27 0663 663,000 0810 810,000
2019/11/20 0893 893,000 0916 916,000
2019/11/13 0957 957,000 0750 750,000
2019/11/06 0822 822,000 0813 813,000
2019/10/30 0759 759,000 0580 580,000
2019/10/23 0963 963,000 0698 698,000
2019/10/16 1014 1,014,000 0712 712,000
2019/10/09 1018 1,018,000 0790 790,000
2019/10/02 1409 1,409,000 0891 891,000
2019/09/25 – 1006 1,006,000
2019/09/18 – 1179 1,179,000
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