As we previously reported, AEW Dynamite and NXT both experienced drops thanks to news coverage of the second impeachment of Donald Trump. Dynamite defeated NXT with 741,000 viewers and a 0.29 rating (376,000 viewers) compared to NXT’s 558,000 viewers and 0.12 rating (159,000 viewers). The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has a detailed look at the numbers including a quarter by quarter breakdown. News coverage had 19 of the top 20 highest-rated shows of the day. As a result, Dynamite was down to #21 among non-news shows, Dynamite was #2 behind MTV’s Challenge Double Agent, managing to beat NBA games and the NHL. NXT dropped all the way to #62. Dynamite was down 12.2% in viewers, 7.8% in 18-49 and up 7.1% in 18-34. So the numbers were down but the audience skewed younger. NXT was down 8.7% in viewers and 19.3% in 18-49, so the audience skewed older. Dynamite had four times what NXT did in men 18-34, almost double in women 18-34, over double in men 35-49 and double in women 35-49. Dynamite had 71,000 in men 18-34 (up 9.2%), 33,000 in women 18-34 (down 5.7%), 185,000 in men 35-49 (down 9.8%) and 87,000 in women 35-49. NXT had 17,000 in men 18-34 (down 15%), 18,000 in women 18-34 (down 10%), 80,000 in men 35-49 (down 20.8%) and 44,000 in women 35-49 (down 21.4%).