WWE NXT ratings up, tops 800k viewers

Tuesday night’s WWE NXT episode averaged 812,000 viewers on The CW Network, up 4.2 percent from last week. It’s the best audience total for the show since October 8 and is NXT’s third-largest viewership since moving to The CW.

In the 18-49 demo, NXT drew a 0.22 rating. That’s up 29.4 percent from last week. It’s also the best rating for NXT since the October 8 episode and the third-largest number the show has done on The CW. NXT beat NBC in the final 90 minutes but trailed the three other broadcast networks in the demo.

The show went head-to-head with an NBA game on TNT that did a 0.23 rating in 18-49 as well as TGL Golf on ESPN that did a 0.22.

As compared to the same week in 2024, when NXT aired on USA Network, the show’s overall viewership was up 26.5 percent while its 18-49 rating was up 15.8 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 episode was up 18.7 percent in overall viewers and 37.5 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.