Main roster stars draw strong demo ratings while viewership holds steady during intense competition
Summary
– NXT averaged 628,000 viewers, a slight 0.5% drop from last week.
– The 18-49 demo rating jumped by 11.8%, tying the best since mid-July.
– The episode aired head-to-head with a highly watched presidential debate.
WWE NXT’s latest episode averaged 628,000 viewers, experiencing a minimal 0.5% dip from the previous week, but still marking the third-highest total since July 23. On a positive note, the 18-49 demo rating increased by 11.8%, reaching 0.19, tying the show’s best result in that category since July 16.
This episode faced heavy competition, airing directly against the highly anticipated presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, which drew over 67 million viewers across multiple networks starting at 9 p.m. Eastern.
When compared to the same week last year, NXT’s overall viewership was down by 26.1%, with the 18-49 demo down by 26.9%. This marks the seventh time in the last nine weeks that the show has posted a year-over-year decline in both metrics. However, when compared to recent 10-week averages, the episode showed an improvement, up 5.6% in both total viewers and the demo.
