WWE NXT viewership down, 18-49 rating up for Deadline go-home show

Tuesday night’s episode of WWE NXT averaged 626,000 viewers on the USA Network, down five percent from last week. It’s the second-lowest audience total for the show since July 4.

NXT drew a 0.19 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 5.6 percent from last week but is still tied for NXT’s second-lowest number in that category since September 26.

NXT went head-to-head with the quarterfinals of the NBA In-Season Tournament on TNT. The game that aired opposite NXT averaged 1.74 million viewers and finished second on the cable charts behind the later game. ESPN’s college basketball finished third on the charts, also airing head-to-head with NXT.

As compared to the same week in 2022, NXT’s overall viewership was up 17.2 percent while its 18-49 rating was up 46.2 percent. It’s the 35th straight week NXT’s 18-49 rating has been up year over year and the 14th straight week that increase has been over 10 percent

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for NXT, as well as the 10-week averages in both categories. This week’s show was down 16 percent in overall viewers and down 13.6 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.