{"id":100066,"date":"2020-07-03T15:53:23","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T20:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=100066"},"modified":"2020-07-03T15:53:41","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T20:53:41","slug":"nxt-great-american-bash-draws-more-total-viewers-aew-fyter-fest-closes-gap-and-retains-lead-in-key-demographics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/07\/03\/nxt-great-american-bash-draws-more-total-viewers-aew-fyter-fest-closes-gap-and-retains-lead-in-key-demographics\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT Great American Bash draws more total viewers, AEW Fyter Fest closes gap and retains lead in key demographics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-961210770\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>NXT on USA on Wednesday night drew a 0.61 rating for night one of &#8220;The Great American Bash,&#8221; down from last week&#8217;s 0.62, but still above the recent average.<\/p>\n<p>AEW Dynamite on TNT drew a 0.56 rating for night one of &#8220;Fyter Fest,&#8221; up from last week&#8217;s all-time series low of 0.48.<\/p>\n<p>In total viewership, NXT outdrew AEW by a 792,000 to 748,000,a difference of 44,000. That closed the gap on last week&#8217;s viewership lead for NXT over AEW, which was 787,000 to 635,000, or 152,000.<\/p>\n<p>AEW scored a victory, as usual, in the statistic that matters most to advertisers and thus TV executives &#8211; the demographics. AEW outdrew NXT in the key 18-49 adult demographic 0.29 to 0.22. In the male 18-49 demo, AEW won 0.18 to 0.12. In the broader male demo, 18-49, AEW won 0.37 to 0.29.<\/p>\n<p>Any TV network would prefer AEW&#8217;s numbers. That said, total audience is valuable to wrestling companies because they are potential ticket purchases, PPV buyers, and merchandise customers also.<\/p>\n<p>AEW Dynamite&#8217;s ten-week average: 717,000<\/p>\n<p>NXT on USA&#8217;s ten-week average: 695,000<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH UP&#8230; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/06\/25\/nxt-scores-sizable-viewership-win-over-aew-as-nxt-surges-and-aew-drops-sharply-to-lowest-ever\/\">NXT scores sizable viewership win over AEW as NXT surges and AEW drops sharply to lowest ever<\/a><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2012775566\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2678812311\"><div id=\"pwtor-25076509\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>NXT on USA on Wednesday night drew a 0.61 rating for night one of &#8220;The Great American Bash,&#8221; down from last week&#8217;s 0.62, but still above the recent average. 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