WWE NXT, Jul 18 on USA Network (746,000 viewers; 0.21 P18-49 rating); Dark Side of the Ring on VICE (178,000; 0.06)

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WWE NXT last night on USA Network, was watched by 746,000 viewers on average, including about 279,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.21 P18-49 rating.

Dark Side of the Ring, with its episode on Abdullah the Butcher, on VICE at 10 pm, was watched by 178,000 viewers on average, including about 82,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.06 P18-49 rating.

This week’s NXT was up 11% compared to last week’s total viewership of 671,000. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 9% from last week’s 0.20 rating.

Quarter-hours showed the last 15 minutes of NXT, which was the Dominik Mysterio vs. Wes Lee match, was the high point of the show in both total viewership and P18-49. We’ll have the quarter-hour report up later tonight.

This week’s Dark Side of the Ring was up 17% compared to last week’s total viewership of 152,000. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 46% from last week’s 0.04 rating. Last week’s episode was on Adrian Adonis.

Viewer counts in thousands for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 28 days in parentheses:

NXT:

P2+: 746 (+15%)

P18-49: 279 (+17%)

M18-49: 188 (+19%)

F18-49: 91 (+14%)

P18-34: 86 (+0%)

M18-34: 59 (+0%)

F18-34: 26 (-10%)

P35-49: 193 (+27%)

M35-49: 129 (+28%)

F35-49: 65 (+27%)

Non-P18-49: 467 (+14%)

Dark Side of the Ring:

P2+: 178 (-11%)

P18-49: 82 (+4%)

M18-49: 32 (-26%)

F18-49: 49 (+75%)

Non-P18-49: 96 (-7%)

Most-viewed YouTube videos from NXT, as of 4pm today:

1. “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio wins the North American Title: 262,104

2. Baron Corbin is ready to face his future as his true self: 76,306

3. Look back at when The Judgment Day arrived in NXT: 75,087

4. Tiffany Stratton agrees to defend her title in a Submission Match: 71,381

5. The Family put Mark Coffey through a table at D’Angelo’s Homecoming: 62,618

6. Axiom & SCRYPTS vs. Bronco Nima & Lucien Price: 45,484

7. Carmelo Hayes gets confronted by Schism: 45,248

8. Carmelo Hayes and Ilja Dragunov share mutual respect: 42,991

9. Booker T gives Roxanne Perez a pep talk: 42,111

10. Blair Davenport continues to mock Roxanne Perez: 40,955

This ratings report was written with the assistance of automated programs created by me, then manually edited.