NXT tops AEW in total viewers, Dynamite keeps 18-49 demo lead

With a show highlighted by the long-promoted final match between Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano,  NXT picked up a slight win in total viewers over AEW Dynamite this week.

NXT averaged 693,000 viewers on the USA Network, up 17 percent over last week and the best number NXT has done since the start of the closed set shows. NXT scored a 0.19 rating in the 18-49 demo, up 27 percent from last week. That rating failed to crack the top 50 for the day on cable, finishing at 51st. 

AEW Dynamite on TNT finished just behind with 692,000 viewers, almost even with last week. In 18-49, Dynamite was up one percent to a 0.26 rating and finished 32nd for the night on cable. 

Factoring out the cable news shows that dominated the ratings chart, AEW finished ninth among other shows on cable in 18-49 and NXT was 16th. 

Detailed demos are not available for NXT since it finished outside of the top 50, but AEW was strongest in men 18-49, where it averaged a 0.35 rating, which was 14th on cable in that category. 

Here’s a look at the last 10 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 ratings for both shows: