WWE NXT ratings notes from this week

This past Tuesday’s WWE NXT averaged 603,000 viewers on the CW Network, up 2.6% from the previous week.

While that number tied the second-lowest audience the show has done since December 23, 2025, the episode averaged a 0.09 rating in the 18-49 demo, up 12.5% from last week and tying the third-highest rating the show has done in that category since January 6, 2026.

The show went head-to-head with an NBA game on NBC that led all television with a 0.60 18-49 rating and over 4.2 million viewers overall. NXT ranked last among English language network television in both 18-49 and total viewers.

As compared to the same week in 2025, overall viewership was down 13.5% while the 18-49 rating was down 40%.

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 4.6% in overall viewers but even 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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