WWE NXT ratings up for return to USA Network

This story has been updated.

With no competition from the Olympics and the show returning to its normal network, Tuesday’s WWE NXT on USA averaged 617,000 viewers — up 15.5 percent from last week when it was moved to Syfy.

The viewership accounts for the show’s third-largest audience total since June 18.

After an initial report of a 0.14 In the 18-49 demo, a correction by Programming Insider showed NXT actually drew a 0.17 rating which was up from the prior week. That was its highest mark since the July 23rd show.

As compared to the same week in 2023, NXT’s overall viewership was down 9.3 percent. It’s the sixth straight week (eight out of the last nine) that NXT has experienced a year-over-year decline in total viewers.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for NXT, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. For the 10-week average, both Tuesday’s viewership and the 18-49 demo were slightly down.