WWE NXT viewership up, 18-49 demo down against World Baseball Classic finals

This past Tuesday’s WWE NXT averaged 588,000 viewers on The CW, up 8.7% from the previous week but still the second lowest audience it has done in more than three months.

The March 17 episode averaged a 0.07 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 12.5% from the previous week and tying the lowest rating the show has done in that category in the show’s history.

The episode from Houston, Texas, featured three women’s title matches and Booker T Appreciation Night.

It had major sports competition with the final game of the World Baseball Classic on Fox airing head-to-head, topping all television with 9.86 million viewers and a 2.55 rating in the 18-49 demo. They also were up against against the NBA on NBC as well as an NCAA tournament play-in game on TruTV.

As compared to the same week in 2025, overall viewership was down 13% while the 18-49 rating was down 53.3%.

Recent WWE NXT ratings & viewership

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 down 6.2% in overall viewers and 22.2% 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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