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<p>The Wednesday Night Wars reached a totally new point altogether this week, as both the shows scored the exact same viewership. <em>Showbuzz Daily</em> reported that both the shows had a viewership of <strong>778K</strong> this week, which is rather unprecedented and highly coincidental for two shows competing for the same set of eyeballs.</p>



<p><strong>AEW Dynamite</strong> was down by 9% from its last week&#8217;s viewership of 851,000 viewers, while <strong>WWE NXT</strong> saw a fall of 8% from last week&#8217;s tally of 846,000. AEW scored a 0.28 rating in the 18-49 demo while NXT trailed behind, garnering a 0.24 rating in the same.</p>



<p>This was the eleventh week in the Wednesday Night Wars, with AEW picking up eight wins, to NXT&#8217;s two (Survivor Series go-home episode and post Survivor Series episode). This was the first tie between the two shows and it has spiced up the interest in the viewership going forward.</p>



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<p>The signs aren&#8217;t too concerning for NXT, which has had a stable run since their debut on USA Network. However, Dynamite has seen its viewership fall to one-half of what it was during the season premiere, which is rather concerning for the new company just two months into their stay on national television.</p>



<p>Dynamite this week featured an advertised Texas Street Fight between <strong>Young Bucks</strong> and <strong>Santana-Ortiz</strong>, while NXT had a massive main-event with <strong>Keith Lee</strong>, <strong>Finn Balor</strong> and <strong>Tommaso Ciampa</strong> fighting it out to determine the new number one contender for the NXT Championship.</p>



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<p>The ratings will surely dip heading into the holiday season, and it will be interesting to see how the two shows fare next week. <strong>Chris Jericho</strong> will be taking on <strong>Jungle Boy</strong> in his last match of 2019, while former NXT and Universal Champion <strong>Finn Balor</strong> takes on <strong>Adam Cole</strong> for the NXT Championship.</p>



<p>Both the shows dropped in ratings from last week, which shouldn&#8217;t be a trend going forward.</p>


AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT Tie In Ratings This Week

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