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WWE NXT last night on USA Network, was watched by 798,000 viewers on average, including about 302,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.23 P18-49 rating.
In P18-49, NXT ranked ahead of both NHL games on ESPN (0.20, 0.19), according to SportsTVRatings, and, among sports telecasts, only behind the MLB NLCS games between the Diamondbacks and Phillies on TBS, which did a 1.24 P18-49 rating and 5.1 million viewers.
This week’s NXT was down 13% compared to last week’s total viewership of 921,000. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 24% from last week’s 0.30 rating.
Viewer counts in thousands for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 28 days in parentheses:
P2+: 798 (-5%)
P18-49: 302 (+0%)
M18-49: 199 (+12%)
F18-49: 103 (-16%)
P18-34: 114 (-11%)
M18-34: 62 (-12%)
F18-34: 51 (+12%)
P35-49: 188 (+7%)
M35-49: 137 (+27%)
F35-49: 51 (-24%)
Non-P18-49: 496 (-4%)
Most-viewed YouTube videos from NXT, as of 4pm today:
1. “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio and Nathan Frazer brawl backstage: 172,528
2. Who attacked Trick Williams?!: 161,897
3. Carmelo Hayes defeats Corbin and Dijak to earn NXT Title rematch: 86,305
4. Lexis King is ready to carve out his own path: 72,825
5. Mr. Stone challenges Bron Breakker to a match at Halloween Havoc: 70,100
6. Shotzi vs. Kiana James: 68,262
7. Becky Lynch and Lyra Valkyria get personal before Halloween Havoc: 66,613
8. Relive the night John Cena, Cody Rhodes & The Undertaker came to NXT: 56,626
9. Perez & James to battle in a Devil’s Playground at Halloween Havoc: 55,558
10. Chase U wins the Bada Bing Bada Boom Battle Royal: 54,968
This ratings report was written with the assistance of automated programs created by me, then manually edited.
Brandon Thurston has written about wrestling business since 2015. He operates and owns Wrestlenomics.