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WWE NXTÂ saw an increase in viewership on October 14.
According to Wrestlenomics, NXT averaged 690,000 viewers on Tuesday. The show drew a 0.12 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic. The viewership is up from last weekâ€s episode, when an average of 625,000 viewers tuned in. The demo stayed even from last weekâ€s show (0.12 rating in the same demographic).
What happened on WWE NXT this week?
This weekâ€s show kicked off with a promo from NXT Champion Ricky Saints. He challenged Trick Williams to a match at Halloween Havoc. Williams appeared on the tron and said things would happen on his time.
AAA Latin American Champion Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. defeated Lexis King.
Elsewhere on the show, Josh Briggs defeated Matt Cardona in his first match in a WWE ring in five years.
In the main event of the evening, Tatum Paxley won a 20-woman battle royal to become the number one contender for Jacy Jayneâ€s NXT Womenâ€s Championship at Halloween Havoc.
Hereâ€s an overall review of Tuesdayâ€s episode of NXT courtesy of our live coverage page…
WWE NXT Review:
Tonightâ€s show moved at a glacial pace, with most of the matches and angles falling flat. Coming off the NXT Showdown event, you would think there would have been more meaningful action or, at the very least, hotly contested matches. Itâ€s unclear which direction NXT will be heading as a brand, but they will need to put a bit more effort into keeping their fans engaged if they want to keep their fans in the arena and at home, tuning in.
Rating: C
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Tuesday nightâ€s (10/14) episode of NXT on The CW broadcast network averaged 690,000 viewers, compared to 625,000 the prior week and the 572,000 the week before that. The current ten-week rolling average is 666,000.
One year ago this week, NXT drew 639,000 viewers. The ten-week rolling average a year ago was 684,000.
Two years ago this week, NXT drew 798,000. Then ten-week rolling average was 757,000.
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In the key 18-49 demo, it drew 0.12 rating, compared to 0.12 and 0.10 the prior two weeks. The ten-week rolling average is 0.14.
One year ago, it drew a a 0.19 rating with a ten-week rolling average of 0.18.
Two years ago, it drew a 0.23 rating with a ten-week rolling average of 0.22.
The announced matches and segments were…
- Battle Royal for shot at NXT Womenâ€s Championship (winner to face Jacy Jayne at Halloween Havoc)
- Blake Monroe vs. Zaria
- Josh Briggs vs. Matt Cardona
- El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. Lexis King
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Nick Trotta’s 10-year-old son had a request.
He told his dad that he was the biggest fan of the ABC sitcom “Abbott Elementary” and hoped to see baseball integrated into the show. Trotta, who is Major League Baseball’s VP of global media and licensing, spoke with Carolyn Lehman, the league’s head of development for original content, about whether any efforts had been made for MLB to partner with the show.
Trotta’s department then reached out to ABC to express its interest and learned that Quinta Brunson, the show’s creator, cowriter, executive producer and lead actress who stars in the sitcom as Janine Teagues, had wanted to work with MLB for some time.
“[Quinta’s] one of the best in the business, so just knowing that’s where her creative instincts were at, nothing could make us happier,” Trotta told ESPN. “Same thing goes for the Phillies, they obviously have awareness of her love for their city. … To be able to give back, but really collaborate together, [it was] once in a lifetime.”
On Wednesday, the Golden Globe-winning television show on ABC airs an episode that was filmed at the Philadelphia Phillies’ Aug. 28 showdown against the Atlanta Braves.
“Abbott Elementary” was filming in the middle of a live Phillies game 👀
And it just so happened to be the night Kyle Schwarber hit 4 home runs 🤯 pic.twitter.com/ghIatXX3xi
— MLB (@MLB) September 3, 2025
The episode isn’t the first time a professional Philadelphia sports franchise has been featured in “Abbott Elementary,” a comedy about teachers and a Philadelphia public school principal who are determined to help their students succeed. In previous seasons, three Eagles stars (Jalen Hurts, Jason Kelce and Brandon Graham), former Philadelphia 76ers forward Andre Iguodala and Flyers mascot Gritty made cameos.
Trotta said that when MLB began to collaborate with the “Abbott Elementary” production crew for the episode, they coordinated the Phillies’ regular-season schedule with the television show’s production schedule to determine a designated shooting day.
Once the two parties scheduled the filming date — Aug. 28 — Trotta said that the Phillies organization reacted positively. The team previously had contributed to the documentary “The Turnaround,” which required the Phillies to shoot content for game day-related events.
“[The Phillies] are entertainment savvy and very accommodating as a staff [and] we had challenged what the limits of shooting during games could be on some other projects recently,” Trotta said. “There was a level of trust there and know-how on the Philly side.”
Chris Perfetti, who plays Jacob Hill in the series, says he was pumped when he received the news that “Abbott Elementary” would shoot an episode at a Phillies game.
“I love when we start the season off with a bang, which I feel like this really is,” he told ESPN. “We’re taking big swings, no pun intended, and I think it’s really just a testament to how well the show is working.”
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“Abbott Elementary” is filmed at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. Perfetti explained that sets are normally so quiet during taping that you can hear a pin drop, but shooting at Citizens Bank Park was the total opposite for the cast.
With the episode being filmed at the live event, the cast and crew had just one chance to execute the perfect scene — there would be no do-overs. Even though there were 41,293 fans at the game, Perfetti said the cast was so enthusiastic for the challenge that it made it easier to focus.
“It just felt like we had so much support, and we were all kind of buoyed by this idea that we were going to try and do something really difficult,” Perfetti said.
In the episode, Principal Ava — played by Janelle James — takes the staff on a field trip to the Phillies game in hopes of being featured on the kiss cam. When the “Abbott Elementary” cast was featured on the jumbotron in real life, Citizens Bank Park erupted into cheers and applause.
For James, shooting the episode made her realize in the moment she was truly acting.
“It’s something that I’ve never done before, and it’s something I know that a lot of shows haven’t done, and I always frequently say that there’s always like one or two episodes each season that make me outside of the character as Janelle, where I kind of realize like, ‘Oh I’m on a sitcom,’ and it was a very, like, sick ‘Oh, I’m on a TV show’ moment,” James told ESPN.
Phillies left fielder Kyle Schwarber launched his first homer of the day in the bottom of the first inning. He hit another one in the bottom of the fourth inning. After the second home run, Trotta joked that Schwarber would hit a third home run.
His words turned into reality.
After Schwarber’s third homer in the bottom of the fifth, conversations between Trotta, the “Abbott Elementary” writers and Brunson began to take place. They changed the episode’s script on the fly to incorporate Schwarber’s impressive performance.
Schwarber’s historic four-homer game — making him the 21st slugger to achieve the feat in MLB history — and nine RBIs helped propel the Phillies to a dominant 19-4 win over the Braves.
“I remember looking at Quinta like ‘Is this really happening?'” Perfetti said. “Kyle Schwarber was part of the episode from the jump, but you know, he ends up being kind of not the star of just the episode but certainly the star of that team.”
Ahead of the game, Schwarber had received his lines and participated in a rehearsal. Trotta told ESPN that it took the slugger about an hour after the Phillies’ win to wrap up his media availability and get ready for his TV star turn.
He was a natural.
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“Kyle did great in his acting part,” James said. “And so everything just came together, and it seems like every time we do feature some type of athlete that they do really well.”
The “Abbott Elementary” cast says the Phillies episode was a win for both sides.
“It felt like ‘Abbott’ brought a little luck to the Phillies, and the Phillies brought a little luck to the ‘Abbott’ shoot. It was rad,” Perfetti said.
“It will definitely go down in history for ‘Abbott,’ for all parties.”
Kyle Schwarber four home run episode of Abbott Elementary airing Wednesday night
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What is kicking off WWE RAW this Monday night?
Earlier this week, Roman Reigns made his WWE return on last weekâ€s RAW, where he destroyed Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed. The OTC rescued The Usos from The Vision member and reunited with his OG Bloodline members. As for whatâ€s next for The Tribal Chief, we wonâ€t have to wait long to find out.
The Head of the Table will officially kick off WWE RAW this Monday evening. Although itâ€s not official what things Reigns will address in this segment, this is the last episode of RAW before Crown Jewel: Perth next weekend.
Despite not currently being announced for a match, Reigns is currently promoted on the official poster for Crown Jewel. This typically hints that a wrestler will participate in an upcoming event.
Following RAW last week, Roman Reigns re-created an infamous promo segment when he walked towards the backstage area and cut a promo while talking to the camera. The former Undisputed Champion reminded everyone that he is the only Tribal Chief and that things he touches turn into gold.
This segment was a recreation of Reigns†iconic promo on RAW leading up to Crown Jewel 2022, where Reigns was set to face Logan Paul. In this promo, the OTC expressed his frustration over people thinking they had a chance against him.
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What do you make of this announcement? Are you looking forward to seeing Roman Reigns kick off WWE RAW this Monday night? Do you think heâ€ll be competing next weekend at Crown Jewel: Perth? Let us know your thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.
AEW Dynamite saw a big decrease in viewership on October 1 with their sixth anniversary special.
According to Wrestlenomics, 465,000 viewers watched the show on Wednesday night, and it drew a 0.09 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic. The viewership is down from last weekâ€s episode, when 638,000 viewers tuned in. The demo also dropped from last week‘s episode, which drew a 0.14 rating in the same demographic.
Viewership for Wednesdayâ€s show on MAX is unknown at this time.
What happened on AEW Dynamite this week?
This weekâ€s show kicked off with Kenny Omega and Brodido defeating Josh Alexander and the Young Bucks in trios action. After the match, Andrade El Idolo returned to the company and attacked Omega before joining the Don Callis Family.
Kyle Fletcher defeated Orange Cassidy to retain the AEW TNT Championship.
In womenâ€s action, “Timeless†Toni Storm defeated Tay Melo.
In the main event of the evening, Darby Allin and Kris Statlander defeated Wheeler Yuta and Marina Shafir in a mixed tag tornado matchup.
Hereâ€s an overall review of Wednesday nightâ€s episode of Dynamite courtesy of our live coverage page…
AEW Dynamite Review:
Wow. This was a fantastic show and absolutely worthy of an anniversary show for this company. We got a shocking return. Some great build for WrestleDream later this month and a lot of great in-ring action.
If not for one match kinda dragging the show down a bit, I think this would have been an “A†grade show for me. But I gotta go with an A- due to that. Thatâ€s still nothing to be ashamed of. Tonightâ€s show was excellent, and I think theyâ€ll follow things up strong next week with Title Tuesday as they go head-to-head with NXT and TNA.
Grade: A-
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What did you think of AEW Dynamite this week overall? What was your favorite match or segment? Let us know your thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.
WWE NXT saw another decrease in viewership on September 30, which set the stage for a “Showdown†between TNA and NXT next week.
According to Wrestlenomics, NXT averaged 572,000 viewers on Tuesday. The show drew a 0.10 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic. The viewership is down from last weekâ€s episode, when an average of 617,000 viewers tuned in. The demo also dropped from last weekâ€s show (0.12 rating in the same demographic).
What happened on WWE NXT this week?
This weekâ€s show kicked off with a promo from newly crowned NXT Champion, Ricky Saints. Heâ€s interrupted by NXT Womenâ€s Champion Jacy Jayne, who begins to hype up next weekâ€s event against TNA. Ava, Santino Marella, Mike Santana, and Kelani Jordan also join the discussion to set up a summit for later in the evening.
Lola Vice and Myles Borne won their respective matches to earn the right to join their respective teams for next weekâ€s Showdown event.
Elsewhere on the show, NXTâ€s Jeâ€Von Evans and TNAâ€s Leon Slater defeated The Culling in tag team action. The two will face each other later this month at Bound for Glory for the X-Division Championship.
In the closing segment of the evening, the menâ€s and womenâ€s team captains for NXT and TNA announced their Survivor Series teams for next weekâ€s event. The show ended in a gigantic brawl between the two rosters, with Shawn Michaels watching from the aisleway, smiling.
Hereâ€s an overall review of last nightâ€s episode of NXT courtesy of our live coverage page…
WWE NXT Review:
Tonightâ€s show was busy to say the least. Solid matches overall, and a good amount of time and effort was poured into building to the TNA/NXT brawl to close the show. The TNA womenâ€s team is a perplexing yet solid group. TNA hasnâ€t gotten much over on NXT to this point. They need to achieve almost a clean sweep next week to balance out everything that has happened over the past few months. The match of the night was the main event tag match featuring a showcase for Evans and Slater against the Culling. How would you book NXT Showdown? Let us know in the comments!
Rating: B-
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What did you think of WWE NXT overall this week? What was your favorite match or segment? Let us know your overall thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.
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FRIDAY FOOTBALL QUIZEpisode 82
If you’ve never seen the Friday Football Quiz before, firstly where have you been all this time!? And secondly welcome along: we’d explain the format but a 20-question football quiz about the beautiful game – past and present – is pretty self-explanatory, we reckon.
Not that’s it’s easy… if you get 15 or more, we recommend you tell us in the comments, as we’ll be dead impressed. Good luck!
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First, let’s put your long-term memory to work. Test your knowledge of Premier League royalty by naming the 34 players with 100+ Premier League goals. Then, see if you can recall the history of shock results by naming the last 100 clubs to defeat the Premier League champions.
Next, we pivot to global commerce and unique identity. How many of Barcelona’s 40 most expensive players ever (a list loaded with world-record fees) can you name? Following that transfer spree, challenge yourself to name every Premier League player to have been the only one of his nationality to play in the league.
Finally, here is your weekend assignment. Get out the pencil and paper to conquer FourFourTwo’s Weekend Crossword 20, featuring clues on Red clubs, Red Bull clubs, and redemption stories. Sign up for the newsletter for more, ‘n’ all!
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AEW DYNAMITE REPORT
OCTOBER 1, 2025
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AIRED ON TBS & HBO MAX
REPORT BY WADE KELLER, PWTORCH EDITOR
Commentators: Excalibur, Taz, Bryan Danielson
Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts
Attendance: WrestleTix reported that 3,305 tickets had been distributed; arena is set up for 3,719. The arena has a capacity of 7,000 spectators when configured for concerts.
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorchâ€s Brandon LeClair to review AEW Dynamite LIVE tonight right after Dynamite. Join us and let us know your thoughts on Dynamite during the show.
Email our post-show at wadekellerpodcast@gmail.com with your comments and questions about Dynamite. Weâ€ll read your emails live during the post-show.
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WWE SmackDown saw a decrease in viewership on September 26.
According to Programming Insider, SmackDown averaged 1.238 million viewers on Friday. The show drew a 0.35 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic. The viewership is down from last weekâ€s episode, when an average of 1.342 million viewers tuned in. The demo also dropped from last weekâ€s show (0.37 rating in the same demographic).
What happened on WWE SmackDown this week?
This weekâ€s show kicked off with a promo from Paul Heyman, who was interrupted by Cody Rhodes. Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed attacked Rhodes, but he was saved by Randy Orton.
The Street Profits defeated Melo Donâ€t Miz to become the number one contenders for the WWE Tag Team Titles.
Elsewhere on the show, Sami Zayn defeated Jeâ€Von Evans in the US Title Open Challenge.
In the main event of the evening, Tiffany Stratton defeated Nia Jax and Jade Cargill in a triple threat match to retain the WWE Womenâ€s Championship.
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What did you think of SmackDown this week? What was your favorite match or segment? Let us know your overall thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.