Tuesday’s edition of NXT 2.0 drew 624,000 viewers on the USA Network, according to Nielsen via Showbuzz Daily.
This is up 1.79% from last week’s 613,000 viewers for the Roadblock episode.
Tuesday’s NXT drew a 0.14 rating in the key 18-49 demographic. This is up 7.69% from last week’s 0.13 rating in the key demo. The 0.14 rating represents 178,000 18-49 viewers, which is up 1.14% from the 176,000 18-49 viewers that last week’s 0.13 key demo rating represented, according to Wrestlenomics.
NXT ranked #44 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 #55 ranking.
NXT ranked #74 in viewership on cable this week. This is up from last week’s #76 viewership ranking.
Tuesday’s NXT drew the third-best audience this year so far, while the key demo rating was the second-best this year so far, tied with the January 11 and January 25 episodes. This week’s viewership was up 1.79% from last week, while the key demo rating was up 7.69% from last week.
This week’s live NXT episode featured several happenings advertised ahead of time – MizTV with The Miz and NXT Champion Dolph Ziggler in the opener, Tiffany Stratton vs. Sarray, Indi Hartwell vs. Persia Pirotta, A-Kid making his NXT 2.0 debut against Kushida, and Cameron Grimes vs. Santos Escobar in a qualifier for the Fatal 5 Way NXT North American Title Ladder Match at Stand & Deliver. The main event ended up being Ziggler defending the NXT Title against LA Knight. In addition to Ziggler, Miz and Robert Roode appearing from the main roster, RAW Superstars Rey Mysterio and Domini Mysterio were also on the show this week.
