WWE NXT draws best viewership since Nielsen change

Tuesday night’s WWE NXT episode averaged 690,000 viewers on The CW, up 10.4 percent from last week’s NXT vs. TNA Showdown special. It’s the best audience total reported for the show since Nielsen’s new Big Data + Panel measurement system went into effect.

In the 18-49 demo, NXT drew a 0.12 rating. That’s identical to last week and ties the second-lowest rating the show has done in that category so far this year. The top program for the night was “Dancing with the Stars” on ABC, with NXT also going head-to-head with game two of MLB’s National League Championship Series. That Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Milwaukee Brewers game averaged 5.04 million viewers on TBS and drew a 1.16 rating.

Compared to this week in 2024, NXT’s overall viewership was up eight percent while the 18-49 rating was down 33.3 percent. The new system has greatly reduced the 18-49 rating for most wrestling shows.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for NXT. Prior to the September 30 show, numbers were still measured by the old panel-only system. This week’s show was up 2.8 percent in viewers but down 14.3 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.