AEW New Year’s Smash Edges Out WWE NXT New Year’s Evil In Viewership

This week AEW Dynamite brought the first night of New Year’s Smash. WWE NXT aired New Year’s Evil. Who won the night?

Showbuzz Daily reports that AEW Dynamite drew 662,000 viewers with a .25 rating in the 18-49 demographic. WWE NXT brought in 641,000 viewers with a .16 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Last week’s Wednesday Night War saw AEW pull in 977,000 viewers for their Celebration of Life for Brodie Lee. They also earned a .40 rating in the 18-49 demographic. NXT drew 586,000 viewers with a .12 rating in the coveted demographic.

The week prior saw AEW Dynamite draw an overnight viewership of 775,000 viewers. WWE NXT brought in 698,000 viewers.

The previous week, AEW Dynamite drew an overnight viewership of 806,000 viewers. They also scored a .35 in the 18-49 demographic. WWE NXT brought in 766,000 with a .19 in the 18-49 demographic.

The week before that, Wednesday Night War brought an overnight viewership of 995,000 viewers. That was a huge number for AEW, especially with the NXT competition. WWE NXT drew 659,000 viewers. AEW was #2 in cable for the night with a .45 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

The week prior saw the AEW Dynamite Winter Is Coming special pull in an overnight average of 913,000 fans. They also drew a .42 in the 18-49 demographic. WWE NXT brought in 658,000 viewers with a .16 in the same demographic.

The previous week saw AEW Dynamite pull in an overnight average of 710,000 viewers. WWE NXT brought in 712,000 viewers. AEW drew a .26 rating in the 18-49 demographic. WWE NXT brought in a .14 rating in the same coveted demographic. Then updated viewership numbers showed that they both tied with 712,000 viewers each.