WWE NXT Draws Lowest Viewership Since Re-Brand, Key Demo Rating Up From Last Week
Tuesday's live edition of WWE NXT 2.0 drew 561,000 viewers on the USA Network, according to Nielsen via Showbuzz Daily.
This is down 4.91% from last week's 590,000 viewers for the post-WarGames show.
Tuesday's NXT episode drew a 0.14 rating in the key 18-49 demographic. This is up 27.27% from last week's 0.11 rating in the key demo. The 0.14 rating represents 176,000 18-49 viewers, which is up 18.92% from the 148,000 18-49 viewers that last week's 0.11 key demo rating represented, according to Wrestlenomics.
NXT ranked #36 on the Cable Top 150 this week with the 0.14 rating in the 18-49 key demographic. This is up from last week's #48 ranking.
NXT ranked #72 in viewership on cable this week. This is down from last week's #64 ranking.
Tuesday's NXT drew the lowest audience since the show was re-branded to NXT 2.0 in mid-September. The 0.14 key demo rating was significantly up from last week. NXT had some competition from the NBA and college basketball last night. This week's viewership was down 4.91% from last week, while the key demo rating was up 27.27% from last week.
This week's NXT viewership was down 26.76% from the episode that aired one year ago, while the 18-49 key demo rating was down 26.31% from the show that aired one year ago. The 2020 episode aired head-to-head with AEW Dynamite.
The NBA game between the Warriors and the Knicks on TNT topped the night in the 18-49 demographic on the Cable Top 150 with a 0.79 rating, drawing 2.349 million viewers. Tucker Carlson Tonight on FOX News topped the night on cable in viewership with 3.423 million viewers, ranking #4 on the Cable Top 150 with a 0.26 key demo rating.
FBI on CBS topped the night on network TV in viewership with an average of 8.309 million viewers. FBI also topped the night on network TV in the 18-49 key demo with a 0.75 rating.
This week's live NXT featured several happenings advertised ahead of time – Harland's in-ring debut, Grayson Waller explaining last week's attack on Johnny Gargano, Cora Jade vs. Dakota Kai, Tony D'Angelo vs. Andre Chase, Boa vs. Edris Enofe, Cameron Grimes vs. Duke Hudson in a No Holds Barred match, and NXT Cruiserweight Champion Roderick Strong vs. Bron Breakker in a non-title match, which was the main event.
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Below is our 2021 NXT Viewership Tracker, along with the Top 10 moments from this week's show:
January 6 Episode: 641,000 viewers with a 0.16 rating in the 18-49 demographic (New Year's Evil episode)
January 13 Episode: 551,000 viewers with a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 20 Episode: 659,000 viewers with a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 27 Episode: 720,000 viewers with a 0.21 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 3 Episode: 610,000 viewers with a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 10 Episode: 558,000 viewers with a 0.12 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 17 Episode: 713,000 viewers with a 0.16 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Takeover episode)
February 24 Episode: 734,000 viewers with a 0.18 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 3 Episode: 692,000 viewers with a 0.20 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 10 Episode: 691,000 viewers with a 0.18 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 17 Episode: 597,000 viewers with a 0.13 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 24 Episode: 678,000 viewers with a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 31 Episode: 654,000 viewers with a 0.21 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 7 Episode: 768,000 viewers with a 0.22 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Takeover: Stand & Deliver Night 1 episode, also aired on Peacock/WWE Network, final Wednesday show)
TUESDAY NIGHT TIMESLOT BEGINS
April 13 Episode: 805,000 viewers with a 0.22 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Post-Takeover episode, first Tuesday show)
April 20 Episode: 841,000 viewers with a 0.23 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 27 Episode: 744,000 viewers with a 0.22 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 4 Episode: 761,000 viewers with a 0.18 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 11 Episode: 697,000 viewers with a 0.17 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 18 Episode: 700,000 viewers with a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 25 Episode: 698,000 viewers with a 0.13 rating in the 18-49 demographic
June 1 Episode: 668,000 viewers with a 0.19 rating in the 18-49 demographic
June 8 Episode: 669,000 viewers with a 0.19 rating in the 18-49 demographic
June 15 Episode: 695,000 viewers with a 0.19 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Takeover episode)
June 22 Episode: 665,000 viewers with a 0.17 rating in the 18-49 demographic
June 29 Episode: 636,000 viewers with a 0.13 rating in the 18-49 demographic
July 6 Episode: 654,000 viewers with a 0.18 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Great American Bash episode)
July 13 Episode: 705,000 viewers with a 0.19 rating in the 18-49 demographic
July 20 Episode: 709,000 viewers with a 0.20 rating in the 18-49 demographic
July 27 Episode: 520,000 viewers with a 0.12 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Taped Syfy episode)
August 3 Episode: 520,000 viewers with a 0.10 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Taped Syfy episode)
August 10 Episode: 751,000 viewers with a 0.19 rating in the 18-49 demographic
August 17 Episode: 654,000 viewers with a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demographic
August 24 Episode: 685,000 viewers with a 0.16 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Taped post-Takeover 36 episode)
August 31 Episode: 717,000 viewers with a 0.17 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Taped episode)
September 7 Episode: 601,000 viewers with a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Taped episode)
September 14 Episode: 770,000 viewers with a 0.21 rating in the 18-49 demographic (NXT 2.0 revamp episode)
September 21 Episode: 746,000 viewers with a 0.20 rating in the 18-49 demographic
September 28 Episode: 655,000 viewers with a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demographic
October 5 Episode: 632,000 viewers with a 0.13 rating in the 18-49 demographic
October 12 Episode: 632,000 viewers with a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demographic
October 19 Episode: 606,000 viewers with a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demographic
October 26 Episode: 746,000 viewers with a 0.18 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Halloween Havoc episode)
November 2 Episode: 631,000 viewers with a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demographic
November 9 Episode: 603,000 viewers with a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demographic
November 16 Episode: 574,000 viewers with a 0.11 rating in the 18-49 demographic
November 23 Episode: 625,000 viewers with a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demographic
November 30 Episode: 637,000 viewers with a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demographic
December 7 Episode: 590,000 viewers with a 0.11 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-WarGames episode)
December 14 Episode: 561,000 viewers with a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demographic
December 21 Episode:
2020 Total: 37.027 million viewers over 53 episodes
2020 Average: 698,623 viewers per episode
2019 Total: 10.209 million viewers over 13 episodes
2019 Average: 785,307 viewers per episode