WWE NXT viewers & 18-49 ratings see big rebound
This past Tuesday’s WWE NXT averaged 690,000 viewers on The CW, up 29.9% from last week and their second-highest audience since February 17.
The episode averaged a 0.09 rating in the 18-49 demo, up 80% from last week and ties the third highest rating the show has done in that category since May 5.
The show featured the somewhat surprise return of Mike Santana, now under a WWE contract, after Tony D’Angelo defended the NXT title against Naraku in a street fight.
On a night with no major sports competition, NXT finished 8th out of 12 network TV shows in the 18-49 ratings chart but finished last in terms of total viewers.
As compared to the same week in 2025, overall viewership was down 7.6% while the 18-49 rating was down 43.8%.
WWE NXT ratings on The CW
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 20% in overall viewers and 12.5% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.
| Date | 18-49 | Total Viewers |
| 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 |
| 7/7/2026 | 0.12 | 691,000 |
| 7/14/2026 | 0.05 | 531,000 |
| 7/21/2026 | 0.09 | 690,000 |
| *10 wk avg through 7/14 | 0.08 | 575,500 |
