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

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