WWE NXT viewership increases despite World Cup competition
Even against the World Cup, this past Tuesday’s WWE NXT averaged 610,000 viewers on The CW, up 11.3% from the previous week.
NXT averaged a 0.09 rating in the 18-49 demo, both tying last week’s rating and the best rating the show has done in that category since May 5.
The increased viewership came despite going head-to-head with a World Cup game on Fox that topped all television with over nine million viewers and a 2.99 rating in the 18-49 demo. NXT finished last among network programming in both viewership and 18-49 rating.
As compared to the same week in 2025, overall viewership was down 7.6% while the 18-49 rating was down 43.8%.
Recent WWE NXT ratings
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 8.4% in overall viewers and 12.5% in 18-49 rating as compared to recent averages.
| Date | 18-49 | Total Viewers |
| 4/7/2026 | 0.08 | 605,000 |
| 4/14/2026 | 0.09 | 584,000 |
| 4/21/2026 | 0.1 | 591,000 |
| 4/28/2026 | 0.07 | 541,000 |
| 5/5/2026 | 0.11 | 641,000 |
| 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 |
| 10-week average (through 6/9) | 0.08 | 562,500 |
