NXT Draws All Time Lowest Audience – This week’s live edition of WWE NXT 2.0 drew 533,000 viewers, down 19.36% from last week’s 661,000 viewers for the Spring Breakin’ episode.
NXT drew a 0.10 rating in the key 18-49 demographic. This is down 23.07% from last week’s 0.13 rating in the key demo. The 0.10 rating represents 130,000 18-49 viewers, which is down 24.85% from the 173,000 18-49 viewers that last week’s 0.13 key demo rating represented, according to Wrestlenomics.
NXT drew the lowest audience in the history of the show on the USA Network, and the lowest key demo rating in the history of the show on USA. The only episode that did lower in show history was the February 8, 2022 episode, which drew 400,000 viewers and a 0.07 key demo rating, but that episode aired on Syfy due to the Olympics. NXT had strong competition from the NBA Playoffs and the NHL Playoffs last night. This week’s NXT viewership was down 19.36% from last week, while the key demo rating was down 23.07% from last week.
This week’s live NXT featured several happenings advertised ahead of time – fallout from NXT Spring Breakin’, the first matches in the inaugural NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament, Alba Fyre’s (fka Kay Lee Ray) return to action, Wendy Choo and Roxanne Perez vs. NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne, plus Natalya vs. Cora Jade, which was the main event.
Below are numbers for the last 4 episodes:
April 19 Episode: 569,000 viewers with a 0.12 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 26 Episode: 577,000 viewers with a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 3 Episode: 661,000 viewers with a 0.13 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Spring Breakin’ episode)
May 10 Episode: 533,000 viewers with a 0.10 rating in the 18-49 demographic
