WWE NXT, May 20 on CW: 697,000 viewers; 0.13 P18-49 rating | TV ratings analysis

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TV RATINGS

WWE NXT on CW
Tue, May. 20, 2025: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
697,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.13

Reported earlier by Programming Insider.

The NBA and NHL playoffs led on cable. Timberwolves vs. Thunder on ESPN average 1.64 in P18-49 and 4,989,000 viewers. Panthers vs. Hurricanes on TNT averaged 0.40 and 1,296,0002.

P2+ comparisons:

  • This episode vs. last week (664,000): +5%
  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (669,000): +4%
  • Current 2025-Q2 P2+ average (671,000) vs. 2024-Q2 (657,000): +2%
  • Current May 2025 P2+ average (671,000) vs. May 2024 (646,000): +4%

P18-49 comparisons:

  • This episode vs. last week (0.15): -13%
  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.15): -13%
  • Current 2025-Q2 P18-49 average (0.15) vs. 2024-Q2 (0.20): -25%
  • Current May 2025 P18-49 average (0.14) vs. May 2024 (0.20): -30%

Viewer counts for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses. Some viewer counts may be based on the national rating for that demo:

  • P2+: 697k (+4%)
  • P18-49: 174k (-13%)
  • F18-49: 67k (-4%)
  • M18-49: 114k (-13%)
  • Non-P18-49: 523k (+13%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

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LIVE EVENTS

Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Orlando, Florida at WWE Performance Center

Taped at WWE Performance Center with WWE LFG Taping on May. 20, 2025.

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YOUTUBE

Videos tracked since 9 PM Tue May 20 2025 as of 8 AM Thu May 22 2025 U.S. Eastern Time.

RECEPTION

As of 9:00 am, May 22

Event rating:

  • Cagematch.net voter rating: 5.95 (18 votes)
  • This episode vs. last week (6.06): -2%
  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (7.10): -16%
  • Current 2025-Q2 average (6.93) vs. 2024-Q2 (6.92): +0%

Match ratings:

  • 7.91 (46 votes) – Ashante Adonis and Je’Von Evans vs. Sean Legacy
  • 6.12 (31 votes) – Kelani Jordan vs. Zaria
  • 5.24 (28 votes) – Fallon Henley vs. Lola Vice
  • 4.52 (28 votes) – Shawn Spears vs. Josh Briggs
  • Ineligible (<5 mins) – OTM (Bronco Nima & Lucien Price) vs. Chase U (Kale Dixon & Uriah Connors)

This report was produced with the assistance of programming scripts created and maintained by me.

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Brandon Thurston has written about wrestling business since 2015. He operates and owns Wrestlenomics.

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