WWE NXT ratings up for Hardyz return, Ricky Saints debut match

Tuesday night’s WWE NXT episode averaged 799,000 viewers on The CW. That’s up 16 percent from last week and is the fourth-largest audience total for the show since October 8.

In the 18-49 demo, NXT drew a 0.19 rating. That’s up 11.8 percent from last week and ties the third-best number the show has done in that category since the October 8 episode.

The show went head-to head with TNT’s coverage of a Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Orlando Magic NBA game that averaged 934,000 viewers and drew a 0.27 rating in 18-49, as well as a college basketball game on ESPN that averaged 672,000 viewers and a 0.14 demo rating.

As compared to the same week in 2024, when the show still aired on USA Network, NXT’s overall viewership was up 40.2 percent while its 18-49 rating was up 18.8 percent, so the audience is skewing much older this year.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for NXT, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s episode was up 6.1 percent in viewers and 5.6 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

WWE NXT viewership rises, 18-49 demo rating down

Tuesday night’s WWE NXT episode averaged 801,000 viewers on The CW, up 4.6 percent from last week. It’s the second-lowest audience total for the show since January 14 but is the third time in the last four weeks that NXT has been above 800k viewers.

In the 18-49 demo, NXT drew a 0.18 rating. That’s down 10 percent from last week and is the second-lowest rating the show has done in that category so far in 2025.

The show went head-to-head with NBA basketball on TNT and a college basketball game on ESPN that took the top two spots on cable, drawing 0.34 and 0.31 ratings respectively.

As compared to the same week in 2024, when the show aired on USA Network, NXT’s overall viewership was up 23.2 percent while its 18-49 rating was up 5.9 percent, so the audience is skewing older this year.

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 9.5 percent in overall viewers and 5.9 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

WWE NXT viewership down, 18-49 rating up

Tuesday night’s WWE NXT episode averaged 766,000 viewers on The CW, down 7.4 percent from last week. It’s the lowest audience total for the show so far in 2025.

In the 18-49 demo, NXT drew a 0.20 rating. That’s up 5.3 percent from last week and ties the third-highest rating the show has done in that category since October 8.

The show went head-to-head with a Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NBA game on TNT that averaged 1.308 million viewers and topped all of television with a 0.42 rating in the 18-49 demo.

As compared to the same week in 2024, NXT’s overall viewership was up 17.9 percent while its 18-49 rating was up 5.3 percent.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for NXT, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 6.7 percent in viewers and 17.6 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

WWE NXT draws best viewership since October, 18-49 rating down

Tuesday night’s WWE NXT episode averaged 827,000 viewers on The CW, up 1.9 percent from last week. It’s the best audience total for the show since October 8 and is NXT’s third-largest number since moving networks.

NXT drew a 0.19 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 13.6 percent from last week but is still tied for the second-highest rating the show has done since the October 8 episode. In the demo, NXT beat the last 90 minutes of NBC programming head-to-head but trailed the other three major broadcast networks.

The show aired against an NBA game with two big market teams in the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers that averaged 884,000 viewers on TNT with a 0.26 rating in 18-49, as well as portions of two college basketball games on ESPN that averaged over a million viewers and a 0.24 rating between them.

As compared to the same week in 2024, NXT’s overall viewership was up 27.6 percent while its 18-49 rating was up 5.6 percent, so the audience is skewing older this year than it was on USA Network.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for NXT, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 17.8 percent in overall viewers and 11.8 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

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.

WWE NXT ratings down from New Year’s Evil

Tuesday night’s WWE NXT episode averaged 779,000 viewers on The CW Network. That’s down 18.6 percent from last week’s New Year’s Evil special (which featured an advertised appearance by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) but is the fourth-highest audience total the show has done since moving to The CW.

NXT drew a 0.17 rating in the 18-49 demo. Though down 32 percent from last week, that ties the second-highest rating the show has done in that category since November 19.

As compared to the same week in 2024, NXT’s overall viewership was up 14.1 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 10.5 percent, so the show’s audience is skewing older than it did last year on USA Network.

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. This week’s episode was up 13.9 percent in overall viewership but steady in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

WWE NXT draws nearly one million viewers for New Year’s Evil

Tuesday night’s special New Year’s Evil edition of WWE NXT averaged 957,000 viewers on The CW, up 52.9 percent from last week. It’s the best viewership total for NXT since moving to The CW and is the show’s largest overall audience since September 25, 2019.

NXT drew a 0.25 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 66.7 percent from last week and is the best rating the show has done in that category since the debut episode on CW.

The show featured an appearance by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (which was publicized the night before on Raw’s Netflix premiere), along with multiple title matches.

As compared to the same week in 2024, when the show aired on USA Network, NXT’s overall audience was up 32.6 percent while its 18-49 rating was up 19.1 percent.

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. This week’s show was up 47.9 percent in viewers and 56.3 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

WWE NXT viewership down, 18-49 demo rating up

The New Year’s Eve edition of WWE NXT averaged 626,000 viewers on The CW, down 13.4 percent from last week. It’s the lowest audience total for the show since December 3.

NXT was taped in advance for the second straight week. It drew a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demo, tying for third among the five broadcast networks on the night. That’s up 7.1 percent from last week but ties the second-lowest rating the show has done in that category since October 29. NXT ranked eighth on all of television in prime time on the NYE holiday, much higher than the show usually does.

It went head-to-head with a college football playoff game that topped all of TV with almost 14 million viewers between ESPN and ESPN2 and a combined 3.52 rating in the 18-49 demo. NXT also faced competition from New Year’s Eve specials on multiple networks.

As compared to the same week one year ago, NXT’s overall viewership was down 18.5 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 40 percent. That’s comparing this episode to New Year’s Evil 2024, which aired one week earlier last year.

NXT will be back live next Tuesday (January 7) for New Year’s Evil 2025.

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 4.4 percent in overall viewers and 6.3 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

WWE NXT viewership up on Christmas Eve, 18-49 rating down

The pre-taped Christmas Eve episode of WWE NXT averaged 723,000 viewers on The CW Network, up 2.1 percent from last week. It’s the best audience total for the show since October 8 and is NXT’s third highest since moving to The CW.

NXT drew a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 12.5 percent from last week. It’s the lowest rating the show has done in that category since December 3 and ties the second-lowest rating since NXT moved to The CW at the start of October.

As compared to the same week in 2023, when the show still aired on USA Network, NXT’s overall viewership was up 7.9 percent but the 18-49 rating was down 26.3 percent.

Next Tuesday, NXT is airing on New Year’s Eve with an episode that has also been taped in advance.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for NXT, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 11.9 percent in overall viewers but down 12.5 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

WWE NXT draws best viewership since October, 18-49 rating down slightly

Tuesday night’s WWE NXT episode averaged 708,000 viewers on The CW, up 4.2 percent from last week. It’s the best audience total for the show since October 8 and is the third-largest viewership NXT has done since moving to The CW Network.

In the 18-49 demo, NXT drew a 0.16 rating. That’s down 5.9 percent from last week but ties the fourth-highest rating the show has done since October 15.

The episode went head-to-head with the finals of the NBA Cup on ABC which drew a 0.79 rating in the 18-49 demo and averaged just under three million viewers overall.

As compared to the same week in 2023, when the show was on USA Network, NXT’s overall viewership was up 10.5 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 5.9 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 up 6.8 percent in overall viewers but down 5.9 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

WWE NXT ratings up for Deadline fallout episode

Tuesday night’s WWE NXT episode averaged 680,000 viewers on The CW, up 14.7 percent from last week. It’s the best audience total for the show since October 22.

NXT drew a 0.17 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 30.8 percent from last week and ties the second-highest rating the show has done in that category since October 15. The CW beat Fox during the second hour of NXT but was behind every other broadcast network for the night.

The main sports competition was NBA games on TNT and college basketball on ESPN with portions of four basketball games airing on those networks head-to-head with NXT. On the major broadcast networks, The Voice’s finale episode was up from what the show usually does with a 0.43 rating in 18-49 and more than 5.7 million viewers, also airing head-to-head.

As compared to the same week in 2023, when the show aired on USA Network, NXT’s overall viewership was up 0.3 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 5.6 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 down 0.7 percent in overall viewers and 5.6 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

WWE NXT draws lowest 18-49 demo rating of 2024

Tuesday night’s WWE NXT episode averaged 593,000 viewers on The CW, down 6.2 percent from last week. It’s the lowest audience total for the show since October 29 and is NXT’s second-lowest viewership since moving away from USA Network.

NXT drew a 0.13 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 13.3 percent from last week and is the lowest rating the show has done in that category since July 4 of last year.

Competition wasn’t a major factor in the numbers. There was an NBA game on TNT and a college basketball game on ESPN airing head-to-head, but they each averaged less than a million viewers and did 0.29 and 0.22 ratings in 18-49 respectively.

As compared to the same week in 2023, when the show aired on USA Network, NXT’s overall viewership was down 5.3 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 31.6 percent.

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. The first week on the chart is from a USA Network airing with the last 10 being on The CW. This week’s show was down 13.7 percent in overall viewers and 27.8 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

WWE NXT viewership and 18-49 demo rating down

Tuesday night’s WWE NXT episode averaged 632,000 viewers on The CW Network, down six percent from last week. Despite that drop, this is the second-highest audience total for the show since October 22.

NXT drew a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 21.1 percent from last week and ties the second-lowest rating the show has done in the demo since April 30.

The show went head-to-head with an NBA game on TNT that drew a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demo and averaged 1.03 million viewers, along with portions of two college basketball games on ESPN that averaged a 0.42 rating in 18-49 and 1.5 million viewers.

As compared to the same week in 2023, when the show aired on USA Network, NXT’s overall viewership was down 4.1 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 16.7 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. The first two weeks are from USA Network airings of the show with the last nine being on the CW. This week’s episode was down 8.6 percent in overall viewers and 21.1 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

WWE NXT viewership and 18-49 demo rating both up

Tuesday night’s episode of WWE NXT averaged 672,000 viewers on The CW Network, up 6.5 percent from last week. It’s the best audience total for the show since October 22.

NXT drew a 0.19 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 18.8 percent from last week and is the highest rating the show has done in that category since the October 8 episode.

The main sports competition last night was a Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Cup game that averaged nearly 1.7 million viewers overall and drew a 0.50 rating in 18-49.

As compared to the same week in 2023, NXT’s overall viewership was up eight percent while its 18-49 rating stayed the same. It’s the first time in seven weeks that the show hasn’t declined year-over-year in both categories.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for NXT, along with the 10-week average in both categories. The first three weeks listed are from USA Network airings of the show with the last eight being on The CW. This week’s episode was down 2.2 percent in overall viewers but steady in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

WWE NXT viewership up, 18-49 demo rating down for return to Tuesday

Tuesday night’s WWE NXT averaged 631,000 viewers on The CW Network, up 1.9 percent from last week (which was moved to Wednesday against AEW Dynamite due to the presidential election and was a special episode from the former ECW Arena).

This is the largest audience total for NXT since October 22.

NXT drew a 0.16 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 5.9 percent from last week and ties the second-lowest rating the show has done in that category since July 30.

The episode went head-to-head with NBA basketball on TNT as well as a college basketball game on ESPN and the college football rankings show, which aired against the last half hour of NXT.

As compared to the same week in 2023, when the show still aired on USA Network, NXT’s overall viewership was down 10.2 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 23.8 percent.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for NXT, along with the 10-week average in both categories. The first four weeks on the chart are from USA Network airings with the last seven being on The CW. This week’s show was down 8.2 percent in overall viewers and 15.8 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.