July 7 episode delivers week-to-week audience and demo gains
Summary
– WWE NXT drew 691,000 viewers on The CW Network for the July 7 episode
– The show increased by 99,000 viewers from the June 30 episode
– NXT also rose from a 0.07 to a 0.12 rating in the key P18–49 demo
WWE NXT saw a strong viewership increase for its July 7, 2026, episode on The CW Network.
According to Programming Insider, the episode drew 691,000 viewers and a 0.12 rating in the key P18–49 demographic.
That marks a clear jump from the June 30 episode, which brought in 592,000 viewers and a 0.07 rating in the same demo.
Week-to-week, NXT gained 99,000 viewers, which represents a 16.7 percent increase. The demo also improved by 0.05, rising 71.4 percent from the previous week.
The July 7 episode also performed above NXT’s 2026 year-to-date average. The show’s current 2026 average sits at 602,360 viewers, meaning this episode came in 88,640 viewers higher.
The demo also beat the year-to-date average. NXT’s 2026 P18–49 average is 0.08, while the July 7 episode delivered a 0.12.
Compared to the same week last year, NXT was up in total viewers but down in the demo. The July 8, 2025, episode drew 624,000 viewers and a 0.15 demo rating.
That gives the July 7, 2026, episode a 10.7 percent year-over-year viewership increase, while the demo dropped 20 percent from the same week in 2025.
The show also finished above its recent four-week rolling average of 640,250 viewers. The July 7 episode beat that mark by 50,750 viewers.
NXT’s recent four-week trend now includes 691,000 viewers on July 7, 592,000 on June 30, 668,000 on June 23, and 610,000 on June 16.
The highest NXT viewership mark of 2026 is 744,000, set on February 17, while the lowest is 498,000, set on May 12.
This week’s key takeaway is simple. NXT bounced back from the June 30 dip and delivered one of its strongest audience totals of the year.
