Special episode sees a spike in viewership, with Carmelo Hayes defending the NXT title as the main event.
The August 22 episode of NXT, titled ‘Heatwave’, has witnessed a significant surge in viewership, drawing an audience of 720,000. This marks an increase from the previous week’s 680,000 viewers. Impressively, NXT has managed to garner over 700,000 viewers in five of the past six weeks, with only the August 15 episode being the outlier.
The demographic rating for the ‘Heatwave’ special remained consistent with the previous week, registering a 0.19 rating in the 18 to 49 age bracket. The episode was particularly notable for its main event, where Carmelo Hayes defended the NXT title against Wes Lee. Additionally, the show featured a mixed tag team match with Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio taking on Dragon Lee and Lyra Valkyria.
On YouTube, the mixed tag team match video topped the list with 112k views, followed by the title defense match at 83k views. Other notable segments included Ivy Nile vs Ava with 71k views, and both the Creed Brothers and Trick Williams segments each pulling in 53k views.
As NXT continues to deliver engaging content, fans eagerly await what the brand has in store for the coming weeks.
