WEDNESDAY NIGHT RATINGS: AEW narrowly beats NXT in numbers affected by news coverage of the Capitol insurrection

Posted on 1/08/121 by Bob Magee

(Courtesy: Ewrestlingnews.com)

In unofficial numbers affected by the news coverage of the
insurrection at the US Capitol on Wednesday, both Wednesday
night shows suffered drops in viewership, despite stellar
lineups.

AEW's "Dynamite: New Year's Smash Night 1" special event drew
662,000 viewers and a 0.25 rating in the 18-49 demographic on
TNT, while WWE's "NXT New Year's Evil" show produced 641,000
viewers and a 0.16 rating on the USA Network.

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