WWE NXT viewership up for Roadblock 2024

Tuesday night’s Roadblock edition of WWE NXT averaged 654,000 viewers on the USA Network, up 14.7 percent from last week. It’s the best audience total the show has done since January 16 and is NXT’s fourth-highest viewership of 2024 so far.

NXT drew a 0.16 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s the same rating the show did last week and matches the lowest rating NXT has drawn since July 4 of last year. 

As compared to the same week in 2023, NXT’s overall audience was up 4.8 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 5.9 percent. It’s the first time since April 4 of last year that the show has had a year-over-year decline in the 18-49 rating.

Roadblock featured a number one contender’s match between Carmelo Hayes and Tony D’Angelo. Two Tag Team title matches also took place on the episode, including a defense by main roster stars The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane)

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 show was down 1.2 percent in overall viewers and down 15.8 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

William Regal makes surprise WWE NXT appearance at Roadblock

William Regal made a surprise appearance at Tuesday’s WWE NXT Roadblock special. 

In just his second appearance on WWE TV since rejoining the company in 2023, Regal interrupted a celebration of new NXT Heritage Cup Champion Charlie Dempsey and the No Quarter Catch Crew at Roadblock. 

Regal noted that the Heritage Cup is of the utmost importance to him, and that he will have his eye on the No Quarter Catch Crew as they defend the trophy under the “Catch clause,” where any member of the group can defend the Cup. 

Dempsey stated that he would defend the Cup better than Regal ever could, a nod to the fact that Dempsey is Regal’s son in real life. Regal acknowledged Dempsey as his son in a social media promo in December, but that has yet to pay into NXT storylines. 

After being released by WWE in January 2022, Regal had a run with AEW as the manager of the Blackpool Combat Club and occasional commentator that lasted from March 2022 to December 2022. He returned to WWE in January 2023 as the company’s Vice President, Global Talent Development after asking AEW not to pick up his contract option for 2023. AEW agreed, but with the stipulation that he could not appear on WWE TV until 2024. 

Regal made his return as a television character on the January 23, 2024 NXT episode as an authority figure of sorts, naming Ava the new general manager of the brand.