WrestleNomics reported that last Tuesday’s episode of WWE NXT on the CW attracted an average of 517,000 viewers and achieved a rating of 0.08 in the key 18-49 demographic.
This represents a 3.82% increase from the previous week’s viewership of 498,000 and a 33.33% rise from the prior week’s rating of 0.06 in the same demographic. However, the rating in the key 18-49 demographic is still down from the 0.11 rating recorded two weeks ago. Additionally, the total viewership, aside from last week, is the lowest since the July 30, 2024 episode that aired on SyFy during the Summer Olympics.
Currently, WWE NXT is averaging a rating of 0.086 in the key 18-49 demographic and 599,000 viewers in 2026. This is in contrast to a rating of 0.167 and 724,000 viewers during the same period in 2025.
The episode was headlined by the WWE NXT Tag Team Champions, The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes), who defended their titles against DarkState (Saquon Shugars and Dion Lennox).
WWE NXT, May 19 on CW: 517,000 viewers; 0.08 P18-49 rating | TV ratings analysis #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/cZkfSooOkU
— Wrestlenomics (@wrestlenomics) May 21, 2026