AEW Dynamite & NXT Viewership Down For 4/1; AEW Outdraws NXT

Viewership numbers for both AEW Dynamite and NXT went down this week.

According to Showbuzz Daily, the April 1 episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 685,000 viewers and drew a 0.25 rating in the 18-49 demographic. Both numbers are down from the week prior, which averaged 819,000 viewers and a 0.34 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

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As for NXT, the April 1 episode averaged 590,000 viewers and drew a 0.15 rating in the aforementioned demo. As with AEW, NXT's television numbers this week are down from last week's show as the March 25 episode averaged 669,000 and drew a 0.20 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Dynamite kicked off with Kenny Omega facing Trent and a face-off between AEW World Champion Jon Moxley and Jake Hager. The show was headlined by a tag team match between the team of Cody & Darby Allin and the team of Shawn Spears & Sammy Guevara in a matchup of wrestlers competing in the upcoming TNT Title Tournament.

NXT saw Dakota Kai win a gauntlet match to fill the last spot in the ladder match to crown a new No. 1 contender to the NXT Women's Championship. The main event saw Keith Lee successfully retain his NXT North American Championship by winning a triple threat match that involved Dominik Dijakovic and Damian Priest.

If you missed anything from AEW Dynamite, check out Fightful's full report on the show by clicking here. And if you missed anything from NXT, check out Fightful's full report on the show by clicking here. Finally, check out the Wednesday Night War podcast with a full review of both shows.

For a full rundown of viewership numbers from various WWE programs and AEW Dynamite, check out Fightful's resources page.

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