The fifth week of the WWE NXT vs. AEW Dynamite war is in the books.
Viewership data has been released for the October 23rd editions of AEW Dynamite on TNT and NXT on the USA Network.
Here is the breakdown of the live and same-night DVR viewership, courtesy of Showbuzz Daily:
WWE NXT
WWE NXT averaged 698,000 viewers, which is down from the 712,000 viewers that the show drew last week on the USA Network. In the 18-49 demos, the show drew 0.21, up from 0.20 from last week.
5 Takeaways From WWE NXT (10/23)
Matches that took place on the NXT show included NXT North American Champion Roderick Strong vs. Keith Lee vs. Dominik Dijakovic in a Triple Threat Match, Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley, and Matt Riddle vs. Cameron Grimes.
AEW Dynamite
AEW Dynamite that aired during the same time slot on TNT pulled in 963,000, which is down from last week’s episode that did 1.014. The key number is the 18-49 demos that saw AEW draw 0.45, up from the 0.44 last week.
Top matches on AEW included Jon Moxley vs. PAC, Kenny Omega vs. Joey Janella, and two Semi-Final Tag Team Title Tournament matches.
6 Takeaways From AEW Dynamite (10/23)
WWE and AEW will attempt to increase viewership with next week’s episodes, which should be interesting to see what number it pulls in.
The biggest competition was game two of the MLB World Series Game on FOX that drew 11.925 million. Also, an NBA game on ESPN did 1.698 million viewers.
