WWE NXT draws best viewership since October, 18-49 rating down slightly

Tuesday night’s WWE NXT episode averaged 708,000 viewers on The CW, up 4.2 percent from last week. It’s the best audience total for the show since October 8 and is the third-largest viewership NXT has done since moving to The CW Network.

In the 18-49 demo, NXT drew a 0.16 rating. That’s down 5.9 percent from last week but ties the fourth-highest rating the show has done since October 15.

The episode went head-to-head with the finals of the NBA Cup on ABC which drew a 0.79 rating in the 18-49 demo and averaged just under three million viewers overall.

As compared to the same week in 2023, when the show was on USA Network, NXT’s overall viewership was up 10.5 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 5.9 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 in both categories. This week’s show was up 6.8 percent in overall viewers but down 5.9 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.