WWE NXT draws best viewership since October
Tuesday night’s WWE NXT episode averaged 674,000 viewers on The CW, up 10.8 percent from last week. It’s the best audience total for the show since October 14 and is the second-highest viewership for NXT since Nielsen started using its new Big Data + Panel rating system.
In the 18-49 demo, NXT drew a 0.08 rating. That’s the same rating the show did last week and ties the lowest number for NXT in that category since December 30. It was the lowest ranked show on English-language network television both in total viewers and the key demo on Tuesday, though The CW generally has a lower profile than the other major broadcast networks.
As compared to the same week in 2025 (which used the old panel-only method), NXT’s overall viewership was down 18.5 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 57.9 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 up 11.3 percent in viewers but down 11.1 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.
WWE NXT ratings —
| Date | NXT 18-49 | NXT total viewers |
| 11/18/2025 | 0.11 | 650,000 |
| 11/25/2025 | 0.07 | 562,000 |
| 12/2/2025 | 0.08 | 532,000 |
| 12/9/2025 | 0.09 | 647,000 |
| 12/16/2025 | 0.08 | 607,000 |
| 12/23/2025 | 0.08 | 602,000 |
| 12/30/2025 | 0.07 | 604,000 |
| 1/6/2026 | 0.1 | 627,000 |
| 1/13/2026 | 0.09 | 618,000 |
| 1/20/2026 | 0.08 | 608,000 |
| 1/27/2026 | 0.08 | 674,000 |
| *10 wk avg | 0.09 | 605,700 |
