WWE NXT averages nearly 900k viewers for CW premiere

Tuesday night’s WWE NXT — the show’s premiere episode on The CW Network — averaged 895,000 viewers. That’s up 44.4 percent from the final episode on USA Network and is the best audience for NXT since October 10 of last year, when it was loaded up with main roster stars and went head-to-head with AEW Dynamite.

NXT drew a 0.26 rating in the 18-49 demo, up 36.8 percent from last week. It matches the highest rating the show has done in that category since the same October 10 episode from 2023.

The show went head-to-head with an MLB playoff game on ESPN last night, although ratings information for the game is not currently available.

As compared to the same week in 2023, NXT’s overall viewership was up 4.4 percent while its 18-49 rating was up 18.2 percent.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for NXT, as well as the 10-week average (from when NXT was on USA Network) in both categories. This week’s show was up 47.6 percent in overall viewers and 44.4 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.