WWE NXT ratings down against State of the Union

Tuesday night’s episode of WWE NXT averaged 589,000 viewers on the CW Network, down 20.8 percent from the previous week. It’s the lowest audience for the show since December 2 of last year.

NXT averaged a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 11.1 percent from last week and ties the lowest rating the show has done in that category since December 30.

The show went head to head with coverage of the State of the Union address airing on various network and cable stations which dominated both charts. NXT finished last among Engligh language networks in prime in both total viewers and 18-49 rating.

As compared to the same week in 2025 the overall viewership was down 26.3 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 57.9 percent.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for WWE NXT on the CW Network as well as the 10 week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 7.2 percent in overall viewers and 11.1 percent in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

Paul Fontaine

Paul Fontaine is a writer and podcaster covering both pro wrestling and mixed martial art. He has been a contributor to F4W Online for over 10 years, focusing mostly on the business side of both sports.

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