{"id":116730,"date":"2021-04-08T19:33:06","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T00:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=116730"},"modified":"2021-04-08T19:33:06","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T00:33:06","slug":"nxt-outdraws-aew-in-ratings-and-total-audience-aew-finishes-ahead-in-key-demos-and-ranks-among-top-five-cable-shows-in-final-wednesday-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/04\/08\/nxt-outdraws-aew-in-ratings-and-total-audience-aew-finishes-ahead-in-key-demos-and-ranks-among-top-five-cable-shows-in-final-wednesday-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT outdraws AEW in ratings and total audience, AEW finishes ahead in key demos and ranks among top five cable shows in final Wednesday battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2971957913\" 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 Takeover &#8220;Stand &amp; Deliver: Night 1&#8221; outdrew AEW Dynamite on TNT in total viewership and rating, but AEW remained ahead in the key demos.<\/p>\n<p>NXT on USA drew 768,000 live and same-night viewers on USA Network, up 114,000 from last week&#8217;s 654,000. That total does not include viewership on the Peacock simulcast, so more people watched live than that number indicates.<\/p>\n<p>AEW Dynamite drew 688,000 live and same-night viewers on TNT, down 12,000 fron last week&#8217;s 700,000 total. AEW hyped a Mike Tyson appearance on social media earlier in the week.<\/p>\n<p>NXT outdrew AEW in cable rating (the percent of homes with access to TNT and USA who tuned into the shows) by a 0.54 to 0.47 margin. Last week, AEW outdrew NXT by a 0.55 to 0.49 margin. The two shows tied at 0.55 two weeks ago. NXT last outdrew AEW in the cable rating on Feb. 24 and Feb. 17.<\/p>\n<p>In the key 18-49 demographic, AEW drew a typical 0.28 rating, right between last week&#8217;s 0.26 and the prior week&#8217;s 0.30. NXT drew a 0.22 rating, a notch above last week&#8217;s 0.21, and the best they&#8217;ve done in quite a while. The prior three weeks drew 0.14, 0.13, and 0.18 in that demo.<\/p>\n<p>Among the 18-49 male demogrpahic, AEW outdrew NXT by a 0.38 to 0.24 margin. In the 18-34 male demo, AEW outdrew NXT by a 0.15 to 0.10 margin.<\/p>\n<p>While NXT and USA can celebrate and tout that they won the final ratings and viewership battle, AEW and TNT can boast that they finished no. 5 among all cable shows on Wednesday, behind only two NBA games on ESPN, MTV&#8217;s &#8220;Challenge: Double Agent&#8221; and Bravo&#8217;s &#8220;Housewives of New Jersey&#8221; programs. NXT finished no. 11, barely missing out on a top ten finish; NXT drew 0.22 and the no. 10 show on TLC drew a 0.23.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a fitting end to the head-to-head battle between the shows, giving both companies and networks a bragging point. NXT utilized the &#8220;Takeover&#8221; branding to elevate their final Wednesday night show, and AEW produced a Mike Tyson appearance to try to secure a win.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2123793216\" 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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3671232999\"><div id=\"pwtor-803674177\"><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 Takeover &#8220;Stand &amp; Deliver: Night 1&#8221; outdrew AEW Dynamite on TNT in total viewership and rating, but AEW remained ahead in the key demos. 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