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WWE NXT last night on USA Network, was watched by 787,000 viewers on average, including about 276,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.21 P18-49 rating.
The MLB NLCS aired in primetime on TBS, averaging 8.9 million viewers, according to Sports TV Ratings. The NBA regular season opened on TNT, with the Lakers vs. Nuggets, averaged 2.8 million viewers.
This week’s NXT was down 1% compared to last week’s total viewership of 798,000. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 9% from last week’s 0.23 rating.
Viewer counts in thousands for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 28 days in parentheses:
P2+: 787 (-5%)
P18-49: 276 (-7%)
M18-49: 204 (+10%)
F18-49: 72 (-34%)
P18-34: 130 (+18%)
M18-34: 85 (+37%)
F18-34: 45 (-1%)
P35-49: 146 (-21%)
M35-49: 119 (-5%)
F35-49: 27 (-55%)
Non-P18-49: 511 (+0%)
Most-viewed YouTube videos from NXT, as of 5pm today:
1. Lexis King dominates in his NXT debut: NXT Halloween Havoc highlights, Oct. 24, 2023: 105,761
2. Lyra Valkyria dethrones Becky Lynch’s title reign: NXT Halloween Havoc highlights, Oct. 24, 2023: 96,058
3. Chase U win the NXT Tag Team Titles: NXT Halloween Havoc highlights, Oct. 24, 2023: 85,632
4. Tiffany Stratton and Fallon Henley brawl backstage: NXT Halloween Havoc highlights, Oct. 24, 2023: 85,112
5. Thea Hail and Jacy Jayne want to add gold to Chase U: NXT Halloween Havoc highlights, Oct. 24, 2023: 79,038
6. Perez vs. James – Devil’s Playground Match: NXT Halloween Havoc highlights, Oct. 24, 2023: 67,091
7. New Years Day plays Vampyre to open Halloween Havoc: NXT Halloween Havoc highlights, Oct. 24, 2023: 59,828
8. Hayes denies involvement in the attack on Williams: NXT Halloween Havoc highlights, Oct. 24, 2023: 54,197
9. Gigi Dolin vs. Blair Davenport – Lights Out Match: NXT Halloween Havoc highlights, Oct. 24, 2023: 51,528
10. Akira Tozawa sneakily steals the NXT Heritage Cup: NXT Halloween Havoc highlights, Oct. 24, 2023: 44,105
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.