WWE NXT follow-up to Great American Bash sees viewers & ratings dip
Up against the ratings monster that is the World Cup, this past Tuesday’s WWE NXT averaged 592,000 viewers on The CW, down 11.4% from the previous week.
The show averaged a 0.07 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 36.4% from last week and matching the lowest rating it has done since May 26.
The show went head-to-head with Fox’s coverage of the World Cup which averaged 10.38 million viewers and a 3.47 rating in the 18-49 demo. NXT tied for last among network programming in 18-49 with a repeat episode of ABC’s Will Trent and was dead last in total viewers.
As compared to the same week in 2025, overall viewership was down 5.6% 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 up 3.6% in overall viewers but down 12.5% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.
| Date | 18-49 | Viewership |
| 4/21/2026 | 0.1 | 591,000 |
| 4/28/2026 | 0.07 | 541,000 |
| 5/5/2026 | 0.11 | 641,000 |
| 5/12/2026 | 0.06 | 498,000 |
| 5/19/2026 | 0.08 | 517,000 |
| 5/26/2026 | 0.05 | 544,000 |
| 6/2/2026 | 0.07 | 556,000 |
| 6/9/2026 | 0.09 | 548,000 |
| 6/16/2026 | 0.09 | 610,000 |
| 6/23/2026 | 0.11 | 668,000 |
| 6/30/2026 | 0.07 | 592,000 |
| *10 wk avg (through 6/23) | 0.08 | 571,400 |
