Tuesday’s live edition of NXT drew 636,000 viewers on the USA Network. This is down 4.4% from last week’s episode, which drew 665,000 viewers.
Tuesday’s NXT drew a 0.13 rating in the key 18-49 demographic. This is down 23.5% from last week’s 0.17 rating in the key demo.
NXT featured several happenings advertised ahead of time this week, including the final build for Great American Bash, a follow-up to The Diamond Mine, mixed tag team action with Tian Sha vs. Jake Atlas and Mercedes Martinez, Cameron Grimes’ return to action, a Triple Threat to crown new #1 contenders to NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions The Way, and a face-off for Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher vs. NXT Tag Team Champions MSK. The main event saw Isaiah “Swerve” Scott defeat Bronson Reed to win the NXT North American Title.
This week’s NXT was the least-watched episode since the show moved to Tuesdays on April 13, and the lowest viewership since February 3, which aired in the Wednesday timeslot up against AEW Dynamite. It was tied with the May 25 show, which went up against the NBA Playoffs, for the lowest key demo rating since the move to Tuesdays. It was also tied with two other episodes for the lowest key demo rating since the February 10 show. This week’s viewership was down 4.4% from last week’s post-Takeover episode, while the 18-49 key demographic rating was down 23.5% from last week.
This week’s NXT viewership was down 19.7% from the episode that aired one year ago, while the 18-49 key demo rating was down 41% from the show that aired one year ago. The 2020 episode went head-to-head with AEW in the Wednesday night timeslot.
The Cable Top 150 and viewership rankings are not available as of this writing, but stay tuned as we will keep you updated with more NXT ratings data.
