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AEW Dynamite once again handily defeated WWE NXT in the Wednesday Night Ratings Wars, as NXT failed to even beat the 12:45 AM airing of Late Night Dynamite on Tuesday in the 18-49 demographic and struggled to top it in viewers However, just as AEW fans were feeling cocky, T-Bar, the leader off WWE's hot[...]

Wrestlers from AEW, NXT, and CMLL have all tested positive for COVID-19 as the pandemic impacts the essential sport of pro wrestling.

That was enough to earn the show the #8 spot amongst all cable shows for the night. The basketball game and the following episode of Inside the NBA that aired prior to Dynamite took the top two spots in the ratings More NBA, Fox News, and some reality television rounded out the top ten. The official logo[...]

Maybe there's some kind of glitch in the ratings system? Has anybody considered that? Last night's episode of WWE Monday Night Raw featured the long-awaited reveal of the identities of Retribution as well as the group's first official match, but that doesn't seem to have helped WWE compete against Monday Night Football Raw's overall viewership[...]

It looks like the ratings boost for WWE SmackDown from the ThunderDome may be coming to an end Though SmackDown held onto its post-SummerSlam increase longer than Raw, ratings and viewership returned to pre-ThunderDome levels, at least according to Showbuzz Daily's overnight report. The official logo for WWE Friday Night Smackdown. WWE SmackDown Draws Lowest Viewership Since[...]

In the first direct ratings skirmish in weeks, AEW Dynamite came out on top over NXT once again, beating NXT in both viewership and in the 18-49 demographic AEW Dynamite was ranked #3 in the ratings Wednesday night amongst all cable shows, even higher than last week when they broke a million viewers, though viewership[...]

With the return of the NFL, WWE Monday Night Raw suffered this week, earning its lowest viewership since the launch of the Thunderdome.

The ratings for WWE Smackdown are in, and the message is clear: heel Roman Reigns is a success! Once again, viewership rose for Smackdown, with an increase of over 130,000 viewers since last week Smackdown also took the number one spot in the network TV ratings in the 18-49 demographic. The official logo for WWE Friday[...]

The ratings are in for Wednesday's episode of AEW Dynamite, and without competition from NXT and spurred by interest in the events of All Out (not all of them good), AEW Dynamite topped a million viewers, their highest viewership since their second episode ever last year AEW was ranked 7th for the night in the[...]

But, perhaps because of a loss of faith due to the previous week's screwjob ending, NXT fell out of the top ten to 15th place this week. The official logo for WWE NXT. NXT Ratings Down from Last Week, Still Up Over Normal That's not to say NXT did a bad rating They still had a .22 in[...]

The WWE Monday Night Raw ratings, which were delayed due to the Labor Day holiday, are out now from Showbuzz Daily, and it's not great news for WWE After a significant bump for the post-SummerSlam show in August and the debut of the Thunderdome arena, the viewership, and rating for Raw has fallen back down[...]

NXT also drew its second-highest viewership of the year on a new night without competition from AEW Dynamite. The official logo for NXT. NXT Wins the Tuesday Night Ratings War Tuesday's episode of NXT scored a .26 rating in the 18-49 demographic, the best since last December, despite competition from both the NBA and NHL The show pulled[...]

And in the case of the ratings for AEW Dynamite, that may well be the case. Chris Jericho is how AEW is feeling after Dynamite did well in the ratings two weeks in a row on different nights. Once again, AEW aired on a completely different night, and yet more or less its entire audience seems to[...]

NXT once again scored a massive victory in the Wednesday Night Ratings Wars, pulling in more than 800,000 more viewers than any other wrestling show on TV Wednesday Night Boosted by huge developments such as Karrion Kross giving up the NXT Championship and Breezango winning the Tag Team Championships, the show went on to its[...]

Credit: WWE. WWE Raw Ratings and Viewership Skyrocket Raw averaged 2.028 million viewers last night off hours of 2.140 million viewers, 2.045 million viewers, and 1.900 million viewers, according to Showbuzz Daily That's a massive increase from the 1.643 million viewers Raw drew last week, and the first time the show has topped 2 million viewers since[...]

The cable ratings are finally in from Saturday, and it looks like AEW Dynamite managed to maintain its audience and demo rating despite moving to a different night The show returned to the top 5 cable shows on Saturday and brought in numbers in the normal range of Wednesday airings Though there was not an[...]

The ThunderDome delivered on its promise to increase interest in WWE SmackDown last night, as the show came out on top amongst all network TV ratings In addition to an increase in the 18-49 ratings demographic, viewership also increased for last night's episode of SmackDown by more than 160,000 viewers ThunderDome, it seems, is a[...]

After months of suffering defeat after defeat, WWE NXT finally walked away with an indisputable victory in the Wednesday Night Ratings Wars NXT won the night for all pro wrestling shows by the largest margin in Wednesday night history, more than 850,000 viewers It's proof at last that, as WWE said at the beginning of[...]

17, 2020 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmQ46LUwJhw) But now, these no-good anarchists are taking things too far! The ratings for WWE Raw have come in from Showbuzz Daily, and despite everything WWE has been doing — Raw Underground, having Randy Orton murder legends like Ric Flair or Shawn Michaels, letting Seth Rollins cut forty-five minute promos, prominently featuring ninjas —[...]

Chalk up another victory for AEW Dynamite in the Wednesday Night Ratings Wars Dynamite defeated NXT in both ratings and viewership once again, though both shows saw their viewership and demo ratings drop compared to last week For Dynamite, that meant falling out of the top five for a number nine ranking in the top[...]

Last week, WWE Monday Night Raw saw an increase in ratings and viewership after hot shotting several new angles at the last minute in an attempt to boost said ratings The two major additions to the show were Raw Underground, a fight club style presentation led by Shane McMahon that pitted wrestlers against each other[...]

The Ratings King of Friday Nights has delivered another victory for WWE Smackdown this week Thanks to an extremely Corbin-heavy show that featured the King in two matches and a backstage segment Plus, a fourth match ending in interference related to Baron Corbin's feud with Matt Riddle, WWE Smackdown scored a decisive victory in the[...]

The overnight cable ratings are in and it was a good night for wrestling, and for sports in general, all around The NBA took the two top spots for the night and dominated in the 18-49 demo and in men 18-49, but that didn't mean less viewers or a lower rating in the demo for[...]

The numbers are in, and it's official: Raw Underground equals ratings Also, poisoning Montez Ford so he collapses before and during a match equals ratings And also, having non-political Antifa protestors in hoodies throw firebombs at a transformer equals ratings I'm not making judgments here The numbers speak for themselves. WWE Raw 8/3/20 Part 4 –[...]

WWE's ratings have been steadily declining for roughly the last twenty years We discussed it more in-depth recently, but it basically comes down to creative stagnation, a lack of new stars with true drawing power, and a general waning of any kind of excitement or unpredictability in the product The coronavirus pandemic struck the United[...]

AEW Dynamite beat NXT in the ratings last night [Credit: AEW] AEW Dynamite vs WWE NXT Ratings Breakdown AEW Dynamite scored a .30 in the 18-49 demo, down from last week's .32 but still up from the recent average The show had 773,000 viewers, down from last week's massive 849,000 and also slightly lower than than 778,000[...]

The ratings are in for this week's episode of WWE Monday Night Raw, and by the measure of Chris Jericho, Tony Khan, and Vince McMahon himself, it looks like good news Yes, viewership fell to the second-lowest number ever, but the key demo is up, baby! That means Raw is winning! Well, not winning in[...]

The Genetic Jackhammer was asked about WWE's declining ratings during WWE's annual shareholder meeting, which was held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic McMahon responded by citing social media success and pointing out that Smackdown is consistently the number one broadcast show "in key demos," even though the show loses when it comes to viewership. "Dammit,[...]

It looks like WWE has figured out a winning ratings formula as WWE Smackdown topped the night in the key 18-49 demo according to Showbuzz Daily's overnight ratings Additionally, viewership was up from last week, provided the ratings hold steady Reruns of Magnum P.I and Shark Tank simply didn't have a chance when going up[...]

The ratings for this week's edition of the Wednesday Night Wars are in, and one indisputable fact has been laid bare: indie wrestlers challenging Cody Rhodes for the TNT Championship equals ratings Last night's episode of AEW Dynamite teased a surprise challenger for Cody Rhodes, one of the top independent wrestlers in the world It[...]