The numbers are in for the latest ratings battle between WWE NXT and AEW Dynamite.

The two shows actually only went head-to-head for an hour on Oct. 8, 2024 (at 9 p.m. Eastern, when NXT’s second hour aired opposite Dynamite’s first), and that’s not the only thing that’s changed since AEW was routinely outperforming WWE’s third/developmental brand on Wednesday nights from 2019-2021. NXT is now on broadcast channel The CW, and WWE’s products generally gotten a lot hotter while AEW’s has cooled.

It showed up in the results.

According to PWTorch, NXT was watched by 874,000 viewers last night and scored a .24 rating among 18-49 year olds. Both are down slightly from the show’s CW premiere last week (2% in overall audience, approximately 7.5% in the demo). But it’s still among NXT’s best ratings in months, and its largest audience since WWE loaded up the show for its fight with Dynamite last year at this time.

Dynamite, on the other hand, had its worst numbers ever. The show was not only bumped off its normal night by TBS’ coverage of baseball’s divisional playoff round, but moved to a later start time. Per the Torch, that led to viewership of 329,000 and a .10 rating in the key demo. Both are obviously way off last Wednesday’s episode, but they’re also way off what AEW was able to do last year against NXT. Different networks and timeslots for this round, but those alone don’t account for a 46% year-over-year drop in audience, and a 62% decline in 18-49 rating.

A full ratings report isn’t out yet, but both shows faced competition from live sports in the form of the MLB & WNBA playoffs, and the start of the NHL season.

Do with all that what you will.

Here’s a rundown of NXT’s audience and ratings share of the 18-49 demographic over the past year:

• Oct. 10. 2023 – 921,000 / .30
• Oct. 17: 798,000 / .23
• Oct. 24: 787,000 / .21
• Oct. 31: 674,000 / .20
• Nov. 7: 794,000 / .26
• Nov. 14: 703,000 / .21
• Nov. 21: 622,000 / .19
• Nov. 28: 659,000 / .18
• Dec. 5: 626,000 / .19
• Dec. 12: 678,000 / .18
• Dec. 19: 641,000 / .17
• Dec. 26: 670,000 / .19
• Jan. 2, 2024: 768,000 / .25
• Jan. 9: 722,000 / .21
• Jan. 16: 683,000 / .19
• Jan. 23: 642,000 / .19
• Jan. 30: 648,000 / .18
• Feb. 6: 650,000 / .19
• Feb. 13: 650,000 / .17
• Feb. 20: 616,000 / .18
• Feb. 27: 570,000 / .16
• Mar. 5: 654,000 / .16
• Mar. 12: 588,000 / .16
• Mar. 19: 569,000 / .18
• Mar. 26: 601,000 / .17
• April 2: 641,000 / .20
• April 9: 647,000 / .19
• April 16: 625,000 / .17
• April 23: 661,000 / .20
• April 30: 564,000 / .14
• May 7: 659,000 / .19
• May 14: 567,000 / .18
• May 21: 654,000 / .17
• May 28: 703,000 / .24
• June 4: 768,000 / .22
• June 11: 718,000 / .22
• June 18: 724,000 / .26
• June 25: 611,000 / .18
• July 2: 542,000 / .15
• July 9: 656,000 / .24
• July 16: 610,000 / .20
• July 23: 633,000 / .19
• July 30*: 468,000 / .15
• Aug. 6*: 534,000 / .16
• Aug. 13: 617,000 / .17
• Aug. 20: 639,000 / .16
• Aug. 27: 615,000 / .17
• Sept. 3: 631,000 / .17
• Sept. 10: 628,000 / .19
• Sept. 17: 677,000 / .21
• Sept. 24: 620,000 / .19
• Oct. 1**: 895,000 / .26
• Oct. 8: 874,000 / .24

* Aired on SyFy** Moved to broadcast network The CW effective this date

And here’s a breakdown of AEW viewership and rating in the 18-49 demo over the last year:

• Oct. 10, 2023*: 609,000 / .26
• Oct. 18: 901,000 / .31
• Oct. 25: 774,000 / .24
• Nov. 1: 832,000 / .28
• Nov. 8: 804,000 / .27
• Nov. 15: 823,000 / .28
• Nov. 22: 845,000 / .26
• Nov. 29: 858,000 / .29
• Dec. 6: 823,000 / .25
• Dec. 13: 845,000 / .30
• Dec. 20: 782,000 / .26
• Dec. 27: 843,000 / .31
• Jan. 3, 2024: 801,000 / .26
• Jan. 10: 797,000 / .29
• Jan. 17: 891,000 / .33
• Jan. 24: 837,000 / .27
• Jan. 31: 818,000 / .26
• Feb. 7: 805,000 / .28
• Feb. 14: 811,000 / .30
• Feb. 21: 828,000 / .29
• Feb. 28: 822,000 / .29
• Mar. 6: 779,000 / .27
• Mar. 13: 801,000 / .27
• Mar. 20: 800,000 / .27
• Mar. 27: 747,000 / .23
• Apr. 3: 752,000 / .23
• Apr. 10: 819,000 / .30
• Apr. 17: 762,000 / .26
• Apr. 24: 683,000 / .23
• May 1: 703,000 / .24
• May 8: 711,000 / .24
• May 15: 672,000 / .23
• May 22: 713,000 / .24
• May 29: 787,000 / .25
• June 5: 790,000 / .28
• June 12: 681,000 / .23
• June 19: 502,000 / .16
• June 26: 680,000 / .22
• July 3: 688,000 / .23
• July 10: 691,000 / .23
• July 17: 795,000 / .27
• July 24: 786,000 / .26
• July 31: 609,000 / .18
• Aug. 7: 622,000 / .19
• Aug. 14: 703,000 / .23
• Aug. 21: 698,000 / .24
• Aug. 28: 691,000 / .22
• Sept. 4: 660,000 / .19
• Sept. 11: 716,000 / .21
• Sept. 18: 687,000 / .22
• Sept. 25: 702,000 / .23
• Oct. 2: 680,000 / .20
• Oct. 9*: 329,000 / .10

* Aired outside its normal Wednesday night primetime slot

If you missed any of this week’s NXT, we’ve got you covered with a live blog and ourreview of the show.