WWE NXT last night on USA Network, was watched by 568,000 viewers on average, including about 183,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.14 P18-49 rating.
NXT ranked #15 in P18-49 among cable originals for Tuesday and #33 including broadcast primetime.
The NBA playoffs on TNT and NHL playoffs on ESPN led cable for the day.
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Compared to last week, NXT was down 12% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 22% from last week’s 235,000.
Viewer counts in thousands, calculated from national ratings, for this week’s episode with difference versus the median of the last 28 days in parentheses:
P2+: 568 (+1%)
P18-49: 183 (+3%)
M18-49: 110 (-8%)
F18-49: 66 (+10%)
P18-34: 70 (-11%)
P35-49: 112 (+3%)
Non-P18-49: 385 (+1%)
F12-34: 28 (+8%)
M12-34: 48 (-20%)
P25-54: 243 (+3%)
P50+: 363 (+2%)
Most-viewed YouTube videos from NXT, as of 3pm today:
Indi Hartwell announces a tournament to crown the new champion: 135,056
A massive brawl breaks out as Superstars eye vacant Women’s Title: 127,001
Axiom unmasks SCRYPTS in humiliating fashion: 117,768
Trick Williams challenges Bron Breakker to a match: 76,427
Isla Dawn & Alba Fyre vs. Kayden Carter & Katana Chance: 63,620
Dani Palmer shines in NXT debut: 57,109
Gigi Dolin vs. Jacy Jayne: 53,483
Wes Lee retains the North American Title against Drew Gulak: 39,604
JD McDonagh defeats Dragon Lee with assist from Noam Dar: 39,240
Apollo Crews shows love to Trick Williams: 36,800
This report was written with the assistance of automated programs created by me, then manually edited.
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Brandon Thurston
brandon@wrestlenomics.com
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