Viewership rises for both AEW and NXT

AEW and NXT both saw an increase in viewership this week (Feb. 19).

Per Showbuzz Daily, AEW netted 893,000 viewers for a .31 rating point in the 18-49 demographic. NXT checked in with 794,000 viewers for a .25 rating point in the same 18-49 demo.

For AEW, this is an increase of about 76,000 viewers from the prior week, with a slight increase from last week’s 0.30 demo rating. For NXT, viewership increased by about 37,000 viewers from the prior week, and the demo slightly increased from last week’s 0.24.

AEW increased from 10th to 5th place in the demo rating for the night, while NXT moved up from 21st place to 16th place.

It turns out that the Democratic Debate wasn’t enough to keep fans away from getting their fix of quality pro wrestling on Wednesday night.

Here’s a breakdown of AEW viewership and rating in the 18-49 demo:

• Oct. 2: 1.4 million / .68
• Oct. 9: 1.02 million / .46 on TNT, plus 122K from Tru TV simulcast for total viewership of approximately 1.14 million
• Oct. 16: 1.01 million / .44
• Oct 24: 963,000 / .45
• Oct 30: 759,000 / .34
• Nov. 6: 822,000 / .35
• Nov. 13: 957,000 / .43
• Nov. 20: 893,000 / .39
• Nov. 27: 663,000 / .26
• Dec. 4: 851,000 / .32
• Dec. 11: 778,000 / .28
• Dec. 18: 683,000 / .25
• Dec. 25: N/A
• Jan. 1: 967,000 / .36
• Jan. 8: 947,000 / .36
• Jan. 15: 940,000 / .38
• Jan. 22: 871,000 / .35
• Jan. 29: 828,000 / .34
• Feb. 5: 928,000 / .36
• Feb. 12: 817,000 / .30
• Feb. 19: 893,000 / .31

Here’s a breakdown of NXT’s audience and ratings share of the same demographic:

• Sept. 18 (one hour on USA): 1.18 million / .56
• Sept. 25 (one hour on USA): 1.01 million / .40
• Oct. 2: 891,000 / .32
• Oct. 9: 790,000 / .22
• Oct. 16: 712,000 / .20
• Oct. 24: 698,000 / .21
• Oct 30: 580,000 / .18
• Nov. 6: 813,000 / .30
• Nov. 13: 750,000 / .25
• Nov. 20: 916,000 / .30
• Nov. 27: 810,000 / .24
• Dec. 4: 845,000 / .29
• Dec. 11: 778,000 / .24
• Dec. 18: 795,000 / .27
• Dec. 25: 831,000 / .22
• Jan. 1: 548,000 / .15
• Jan. 8: 721,000 / .19
• Jan. 15: 700,000 / .21
• Jan. 22: 769,000 / .24
• Jan. 29: 712,000 / .22
• Feb. 5: 770,000 / .22
• Feb. 12: 757,000 / .24
• Feb. 19: 794,000 / .25

Total viewership for Wednesday night checked in at 1,687,000 pro wrestling fans.

What do you make of these results, Cagesiders?

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