WWE NXT ratings notes from last week

Last Tuesday’s WWE NXT averaged 608,000 viewers on The CW, down 1.6% from the previous week but was their third highest audience since December 9.

The January 20 episode also averaged a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 11.1% from the prior week and tying the second lowest rating the show has done in that category since November 25.

They were last on all English language network television both in total viewers and the 18-49 rating.

As compared to the same week in 2025, when Nielsen was still using its previous ratings reporting system, overall viewership was down 25.1% while the 18-49 rating was down 63.6%.

WWE NXT ratings:

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This past week’s show was up 1.3% in total viewers and even in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

Date18-49 demoTotal viewers
11/11/20250.07554,000
11/18/20250.11650,000
11/25/20250.07562,000
12/2/20250.08532,000
12/9/20250.09647,000
12/16/20250.08607,000
12/23/20250.08602,000
12/30/20250.07604,000
1/6/20260.1627,000
1/13/20260.09618,000
1/20/20260.08608,000
*10 wk avg
*not including current week
0.08600,300

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