Tag: WWE NXT Ratings

WWE NXT ratings bounce back from record low in 18-49 demo

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

This past Tuesday’s episode of WWE NXT averaged 556,000 viewers on The CW, up from last week’s 544,000, and good for their largest audience in nearly a month.

It averaged a 0.07 rating in the 18-49 demo, up 40% from last week’s record low, tying the third-lowest rating it has ever done in that category. All of those shows have taken place in 2026.

The show went head-to-head with the NHL’s Stanley Cup Finals on ABC, which led all television in both 18-49 rating and total viewers, averaging 4.782 million overall with a 1.31 18-49 demo rating. NXT was last on network television in both total viewers and 18-49 rating.

As compared to the same week in 2025, overall viewership was down 18.7% while the 18-49 rating was down 53.3%.

Recent WWE NXT ratings

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for WWE NXT on The CW as well as the 10-week average in both categories.

This week’s show was down 2% in overall viewers and 12.5% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

Date18-49Total Viewers
3/24/20260.08581,000
3/31/20260.08572,000
4/7/20260.08605,000
4/14/20260.09584,000
4/21/20260.1591,000
4/28/20260.07541,000
5/5/20260.11641,000
5/12/20260.06498,000
5/19/20260.08517,000
5/26/20260.05544,000
6/2/20260.07556,000
10-week average (through 6/2)0.08567,400

WWE NXT viewership holds steady, 18-49 demo drops against NBA & NHL playoffs

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

This past Tuesday’s WWE NXT averaged 544,000 viewers on The CW, up 5.2% from the previous week’s 517,000.

The episode averaged a 0.05 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 37.5% from last week’s 0.08 and the lowest rating the show has done in that category in the history of it airing on either broadcast or cable TV.

The show finished last among all English language network shows in prime time in both 18-49 and total viewers. It went head-to-head with an NBA playoff game that averaged nearly eight million viewers on NBC with a 2.07 18-49 rating as well as an NHL playoff game on ESPN that topped the cable charts with a 0.62 rating and 2.066 million overall viewers.

As compared to the same week in 2025, overall viewership was down 16.3% while the 18-49 rating was down 64.3%.

Recent WWE NXT ratings

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for WWE NXT on The CW as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s episode was down 4.9% in overall viewers and 37.5% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

Date18-49Total Viewers
3/17/20260.07588,000
3/24/20260.08581,000
3/31/20260.08572,000
4/7/20260.08605,000
4/14/20260.09584,000
4/21/20260.1591,000
4/28/20260.07541,000
5/5/20260.11641,000
5/12/20260.06498,000
5/19/20260.08517,000
5/26/20260.05544,000
*10 wk avg0.08571,800

For subscribers: Dave Meltzer analyzes last week’s wrestling ratings

Posted on by F4W Staff

Dave Meltzer has a new article for subscribers running down wrestling ratings for the last week, which includes numbers for Raw, SmackDown, NXT, Dynamite, Collision, and much more.

Check it out here.

WWE NXT ratings & 18-49 demo info for this week

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

This past Tuesday’s episode of WWE NXT averaged 517,000 viewers on The CW, up 3.8% from the previous week’s 498,000.

Despite the increase, the episode drew its second lowest audience since July 30, 2024, and the fifth lowest in the history of the show.

On the positive, the episode averaged a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demo, up 33.3% from last week’s 0.06% and tying the fourth highest rating the show has done in this category since March 3.

On a night featuring mainly reruns on network TV, the episode finished last in both total viewers and 18-49 rating on the network charts as it went head-to-head with an NBA conference final game on ESPN that averaged 7.1 million viewers and topped all television with a 2.23 18-49 rating.

As compared to the same week in 2025, overall viewership was down 25.8% while the 18-49 rating was down 38.5%.

WWE NXT ratings & 18-49 demo

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for WWE NXT on The CW as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 10% in overall viewers, but even in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

Date18-49Total Viewers
3/10/20260.08541,000
3/17/20260.07588,000
3/24/20260.08581,000
3/31/20260.08572,000
4/7/20260.08605,000
4/14/20260.09584,000
4/21/20260.1591,000
4/28/20260.07541,000
5/5/20260.11641,000
5/12/20260.06498,000
5/19/20260.08517,000
*10 wk avg (through 5/12)0.08574,200

WWE NXT does record-low ratings on The CW

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Tuesday night’s WWE NXT episode averaged 498,000 viewers on The CW, down 22.3 percent from last week. This marks the lowest audience total the show has ever done on The CW and is the lowest overall number for NXT since July 30, 2024, when it was moved from the USA Network (the show’s home at the time) to SyFy.

In the 18-49 demo, NXT drew a 0.06 rating. That’s down 45.5 percent from last week and is the lowest rating the show has ever done in that category regardless of network.

The episode went head-to-head with an NBA playoff game on NBC as well as an NHL playoff game on ESPN which topped the network and cable charts respectively. Among the major English-language broadcast networks, NXT finished last in both overall viewers and 18-49.

As compared to the same week in 2025, NXT’s overall viewership was down 25 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 60 percent.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for NXT, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 14.8 percent in viewers and 33.3 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

WWE NXT ratings —

DateNXT 18-49NXT total viewers
3/3/20260.09604,000
3/10/20260.08541,000
3/17/20260.07588,000
3/24/20260.08581,000
3/31/20260.08572,000
4/7/20260.08605,000
4/14/20260.09584,000
4/21/20260.1591,000
4/28/20260.07541,000
5/5/20260.11641,000
5/12/20260.06498,000
*10 wk avg0.09584,800
*not including current week

WWE NXT viewership and 18-49 ratings both up against NBA

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Tuesday night’s episode of WWE NXT averaged 641,000 viewers on the CW Network, up 18.5% from the previous week. It’s the largest audience for the show since February 17th.

NXT averaged a 0.11 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 57.1% from last week and was the highest rating the show has done in that category since February 10th and the second highest of the year to date.

The show went head to head with an NBA playoff game on NBC that led all television in the key demo. That show finished tied for 9th out of 11 English language network TV shows in prime time.

As compared to the same week in 2025 the overall viewership was down 1.7% while the 18-49 rating was down 21.4%.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for WWE NXT on the CW Network as well as the 10 week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 10.6% in overall viewers and 37.5% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

DateNXT 18-49NXT total viewers
2/24/20260.08589,000
3/3/20260.09604,000
3/10/20260.08541,000
3/17/20260.07588,000
3/24/20260.08581,000
3/31/20260.08572,000
4/7/20260.08605,000
4/14/20260.09584,000
4/21/20260.1591,000
4/28/20260.07541,000
5/5/20260.11641,000
*10 wk avg0.08579,600
*not includingcurrent week

WWE NXT ratings dunked by NBA & NHL playoffs

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

This past Tuesday’s WWE NXT averaged 541,000 viewers on The CW, down 8.5% from last week’s 591,000 and tying the lowest audience it’s done since December 2, 2025.

It also averaged a 0.07 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 30% from the previous week and tying the lowest rating the show has ever done in that category on either The CW, USA, or any other network the show appeared on.

It was the unofficial launch of “NXT 4.0” with many debuts after a slew of main roster callups.

The show went head-to-head with NBA playoff games on both ESPN and NBC as well as the NHL playoffs on TNT. As it does most weeks, it finished last among English language network TV shows in both total viewers and 18-49 rating.

As compared to the same week in 2025, overall viewership was down 19.7% while the 18-49 rating was down 53.3%.

Recent WWE NXT viewership & 18-49 ratings

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for WWE NXT on the CW Network as well as the 10-week average in both categories.

This week’s show was down 9.8% in overall viewers and 12.5% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

Date18-49Total Viewers
2/17/20260.09744,000
2/24/20260.08589,000
3/3/20260.09604,000
3/10/20260.08541,000
3/17/20260.07588,000
3/24/20260.08581,000
3/31/20260.08572,000
4/7/20260.08605,000
4/14/20260.09584,000
4/21/20260.10591,000
4/28/20260.07541,000
*10 wk avg (through 4/21)0.08599,900

WWE NXT 18-49 demo increases, total viewership decreases for the week

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

This past Tuesday’s WWE NXT averaged 584,000 viewers on The CW, down 3.5% from the previous week but the second highest audience for the show in about a month.

Viewership for the previous week was 605,000.

The episode averaged a 0.09 rating in the 18-49 demo, up 12.5% from the prior week and ties the second highest rating the show has done in that category since February 10th.

On a night with no major sports competition, NXT still finished last among English language network programming in both total viewers and 18-49 rating.

As compared to the same week in 2025, overall viewership was down 11.9% while the 18-49 rating was down 35.7%.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for WWE NXT on The CW as well as the 10-week average in both categories.

This week’s show was down 4.15% in overall viewers for the average (609,000), but was even in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

Date18-49Total Viewers
2/3/20260.08629,000
2/10/20260.12637,000
2/17/20260.09744,000
2/24/20260.08589,000
3/3/20260.09604,000
3/10/20260.08541,000
3/17/20260.07588,000
3/24/20260.08581,000
3/31/20260.08572,000
4/7/20260.08605,000
4/14/20260.09584,000
*10 wk avg (not including current week)0.09609,000

WWE NXT viewership up for Stand & Deliver fallout

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Tuesday night’s Stand & Deliver fallout episode of WWE NXT averaged 605,000 viewers on The CW, up 5.8 percent from last week. It’s the best audience total for the show since February 17.

In the 18-49 demo, NXT drew a 0.08 rating. That’s the same number the show did the last two weeks and matches the second-lowest rating NXT has drawn in that category so far in 2026.

NXT went head-to-head with an NBA game on NBC and, among the major English-language broadcast networks, finished last in both total viewers and 18-49 demo rating for the night.

As compared to the same week in 2025, NXT’s overall viewership was down 11.4 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 52.9 percent.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for NXT, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 1.8 percent in viewers and 11.1 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

WWE NXT ratings —

DateNXT 18-49NXT total viewers
1/27/20260.08674,000
2/3/20260.08629,000
2/10/20260.12637,000
2/17/20260.09744,000
2/24/20260.08589,000
3/3/20260.09604,000
3/10/20260.08541,000
3/17/20260.07588,000
3/24/20260.08581,000
3/31/20260.08572,000
4/7/20260.08605,000
*10 wk avg0.09615,900
*not including current week

WWE NXT ratings & 18-49 demo notes for Stand & Deliver go-home show

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

This past Tuesday’s WWE NXT averaged 572,000 viewers on The CW, down 1.6% from the previous week and the second-lowest audience for the show since December 2.

The episode averaged a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demo, equaling last week’s rating and tying the second largest rating the show has done in that category since February 17.

There was no major sports competition on the night although the Stand & Deliver go-home show did go head-to-head with the NBA on NBC, as it does every week, which topped all television in the key demo with a 0.45 rating.

As compared to the same week in 2025, overall viewership was down 12% while the 18-49 rating was down 46.7%.

WWE NXT viewership & 18-49 demo trends

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for WWE NXT on The CW as well as the 10-week averages in each category. This week’s show was down 7.7% in overall viewers and 11.1% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

Date18-49Total viewers
1/20/20260.08608,000
1/27/20260.08674,000
2/3/20260.08629,000
2/10/20260.12637,000
2/17/20260.09744,000
2/24/20260.08589,000
3/3/20260.09604,000
3/10/20260.08541,000
3/17/20260.07588,000
3/24/20260.08581,000
3/31/20260.08572,000
*10 wk avg
(current week not included)		0.09619,500

WWE NXT viewership down, 18-49 demo rating up

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Tuesday night’s WWE NXT episode averaged 581,000 viewers on The CW, down 1.2 percent from last week. It’s the second-lowest audience total the show has done since December 2.

In the 18-49 demo, NXT drew a 0.08 rating. That’s up 14.3 percent from last week but ties the second-lowest number the show has done in that category so far in 2026. Among English-language programming on the major broadcast networks, NXT finished last in both total viewers and the key demo.

The show went head-to-head with an NBA game on NBC, as it does most weeks, as well as the TGL golf playoffs on ESPN which topped the primetime cable charts.

As compared to the same week in 2025, NXT’s overall viewership was down 21.6 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 50 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 show was down 6.8 percent in viewers and 11.1 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

WWE NXT ratings —

DateNXT 18-49NXT total viewers
1/13/20260.09618,000
1/20/20260.08608,000
1/27/20260.08674,000
2/3/20260.08629,000
2/10/20260.12637,000
2/17/20260.09744,000
2/24/20260.08589,000
3/3/20260.09604,000
3/10/20260.08541,000
3/17/20260.07588,000
3/24/20260.08581,000
10 wk avg*0.09623,200
*not including current week

WWE NXT viewership up, 18-49 demo down against World Baseball Classic finals

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

This past Tuesday’s WWE NXT averaged 588,000 viewers on The CW, up 8.7% from the previous week but still the second lowest audience it has done in more than three months.

The March 17 episode averaged a 0.07 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 12.5% from the previous week and tying the lowest rating the show has done in that category in the show’s history.

The episode from Houston, Texas, featured three women’s title matches and Booker T Appreciation Night.

It had major sports competition with the final game of the World Baseball Classic on Fox airing head-to-head, topping all television with 9.86 million viewers and a 2.55 rating in the 18-49 demo. They also were up against against the NBA on NBC as well as an NCAA tournament play-in game on TruTV.

As compared to the same week in 2025, overall viewership was down 13% while the 18-49 rating was down 53.3%.

Recent WWE NXT ratings & viewership

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for WWE NXT on The CW as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 6.2% in overall viewers and 22.2% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

Date18-49Total Viewers
1/6/20260.1627,000
1/13/20260.09618,000
1/20/20260.08608,000
1/27/20260.08674,000
2/3/20260.08629,000
2/10/20260.12637,000
2/17/20260.09744,000
2/24/20260.08589,000
3/3/20260.09604,000
3/10/20260.08541,000
3/17/20260.07588,000
*10 wk avg (doesn’t include most recent week)0.09627,100

WWE NXT ratings down for Vengeance Day fallout episode

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

This past Tuesday’s WWE NXT averaged 541,000 viewers on The CW, down 10.4% from the previous week and the lowest audience for the show since December 2, 2025.

The fallout episode from last weekend’s Vengeance Day averaged a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 11.1% from last week and tying the lowest rating the show has done in that category since December 30, 2025.

The show went head-to-head with the NBA on NBC which topped all of television with a 0.55 18-49 rating while averaging over three million viewers throughout the broadcast. It was also up against the U.S. vs. Italy in the World Baseball Classic.

As compared to the same week in 2025, NXT’s overall viewership was down 26.1% while the 18-49 rating was down 46.7%.

Recent WWE NXT viewership & 18-49 demo

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for WWE NXT on The CW as well as the 10-week average in both categories.

This past week’s show was down 14.9% in overall viewers and 11.1% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

DateNXT 18-49NXT total viewers
12/30/20250.07604,000
1/6/20260.1627,000
1/13/20260.09618,000
1/20/20260.08608,000
1/27/20260.08674,000
2/3/20260.08629,000
2/10/20260.12637,000
2/17/20260.09744,000
2/24/20260.08589,000
3/3/20260.09604,000
3/10/20260.08541,000
*10 wk avg:
doesn’t include current week		0.09633,400

WWE NXT ratings notes from this week

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

This past Tuesday’s WWE NXT averaged 603,000 viewers on the CW Network, up 2.6% from the previous week.

While that number tied the second-lowest audience the show has done since December 23, 2025, the episode averaged a 0.09 rating in the 18-49 demo, up 12.5% from last week and tying the third-highest rating the show has done in that category since January 6, 2026.

The show went head-to-head with an NBA game on NBC that led all television with a 0.60 18-49 rating and over 4.2 million viewers overall. NXT ranked last among English language network television in both 18-49 and total viewers.

As compared to the same week in 2025, overall viewership was down 13.5% while the 18-49 rating was down 40%.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for WWE NXT on the CW Network as well as the 10 week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 4.6% in overall viewers but even in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

Date18-49Total Viewers
12/23/20250.08602,000
12/30/20250.07604,000
1/6/20260.1627,000
1/13/20260.09618,000
1/20/20260.08608,000
1/27/20260.08674,000
2/3/20260.08629,000
2/10/20260.12637,000
2/17/20260.09744,000
2/24/20260.08589,000
3/3/20260.09604,000
10-week average (not including current week)0.09633,200

WWE NXT viewership sees big increase over previous week

Posted on by Josh Nason

This past Tuesday’s WWE NXT saw a sizable viewership increase week-over-week and its best number since last summer.

The show did 744,000 viewers on The CW, up 17% from the prior week’s 637,000 and their highest mark since July 22, 2025. While viewership was up, the 18-49 demo was down to .09, a drop of 25% from the prior week.

It was headlined by NXT North American Champion Ethan Page defending against Shiloh Hill, a four-way NXT Tag Team title eliminator, the finals of an eliminator tourney for the men’s Speed title, and more.

Of note, these numbers are following the latest updated Nielsen Data+Big Panel changes that took effect on January 23.

Last 11 weeks of WWE NXT ratings

Date18-49Total Viewers
12/9/20250.09647,000
12/16/20250.08607,000
12/23/20250.08602,000
12/30/20250.07604,000
1/6/20260.10627,000
1/13/20260.09618,000
1/20/20260.08608,000
1/27/20260.08674,000
2/3/20260.08629,000
2/10/20260.12637,000
2/17/20260.09744,000
*10 wk avg (not incl. last week)0.09625,300