WWE NXT ratings down against NBA play-in tournament

Tuesday night’s episode of WWE NXT averaged 625,000 viewers on the USA Network, down 3.4 percent from last week. It’s the lowest audience total the show has done since March 26.

NXT drew a 0.17 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 10.5 percent from last week and ties the lowest rating NXT has done in that category since March 12. 

The show went head-to-head with the NBA play-in tournament on TNT. There were two games on Tuesday that averaged 3.94 million viewers and 3.82 million viewers respectively. The first game and the beginning of the second game aired against NXT. 

As compared to the same week in 2023, NXT was up 10.6 percent  in overall viewers and up 21.4 percent in 18-49. 

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for NXT, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s episode was up one percent in overall viewers but down 5.6 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.