WWE NXT Start Time Tonight (05-12-2026)
WWE NXT returns tonight, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, with another live two-hour episode broadcast from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. The show airs at 8 p.m. ET on The CW Network in the United States, with international viewers streaming live on Netflix. Here’s everything you need to know about tonight’s start time, broadcast info, and how the timing translates across global time zones.
What time does WWE NXT start tonight?
NXT goes live at 8:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CT / 6:00 PM MT / 5:00 PM PT. For overseas fans, that converts to 1:00 AM BST on Wednesday morning in the United Kingdom and 5:30 AM IST in India. The broadcast runs two hours, wrapping at around 10:00 PM ET.
WWE NXT 05-12-2026 start time by time zone
| Region / City | Time Zone | Local Start Time | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | HST (UTC−10) | 2:00 PM | Tue, May 12 |
| Anchorage | AKDT (UTC−8) | 4:00 PM | Tue, May 12 |
| Los Angeles, Vancouver, Tijuana | PDT (UTC−7) | 5:00 PM | Tue, May 12 |
| Denver, Phoenix, Edmonton | MDT/MST (UTC−6/−7) | 6:00 PM | Tue, May 12 |
| Chicago, Dallas, Mexico City | CDT (UTC−5) | 7:00 PM | Tue, May 12 |
| New York, Miami, Toronto | EDT (UTC−4) | 8:00 PM | Tue, May 12 |
| Halifax, San Juan | ADT (UTC−3) | 9:00 PM | Tue, May 12 |
| São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Santiago | BRT/ART (UTC−3) | 9:00 PM | Tue, May 12 |
| St. John’s, NL | NDT (UTC−2:30) | 9:30 PM | Tue, May 12 |
| Reykjavík, Accra | GMT (UTC+0) | 12:00 AM | Wed, May 13 |
| London, Dublin, Lisbon | BST/WEST (UTC+1) | 1:00 AM | Wed, May 13 |
| Paris, Berlin, Rome, Madrid | CEST (UTC+2) | 2:00 AM | Wed, May 13 |
| Cape Town, Johannesburg | SAST (UTC+2) | 2:00 AM | Wed, May 13 |
| Athens, Helsinki, Cairo | EEST (UTC+3) | 3:00 AM | Wed, May 13 |
| Moscow, Istanbul, Riyadh | MSK/TRT/AST (UTC+3) | 3:00 AM | Wed, May 13 |
| Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Baku | GST (UTC+4) | 4:00 AM | Wed, May 13 |
| Karachi, Tashkent | PKT (UTC+5) | 5:00 AM | Wed, May 13 |
| Mumbai, Delhi, Colombo | IST (UTC+5:30) | 5:30 AM | Wed, May 13 |
| Dhaka, Almaty | BST (UTC+6) | 6:00 AM | Wed, May 13 |
| Bangkok, Jakarta, Hanoi | ICT/WIB (UTC+7) | 7:00 AM | Wed, May 13 |
| Beijing, Singapore, Manila, Perth | CST/SGT/AWST (UTC+8) | 8:00 AM | Wed, May 13 |
| Tokyo, Seoul | JST/KST (UTC+9) | 9:00 AM | Wed, May 13 |
| Adelaide, Darwin | ACST (UTC+9:30) | 9:30 AM | Wed, May 13 |
| Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane | AEST (UTC+10) | 10:00 AM | Wed, May 13 |
| Auckland, Wellington | NZST (UTC+12) | 12:00 PM | Wed, May 13 |
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