WWE NXT Ratings Drop Against NBA Opener

WWE NXT drew an average of 655,000 viewers on The CW this past Tuesday. That total marked a 10.5 percent decline from the previous week's 732,000 viewers and represented the show's third-lowest audience since August 25.

The episode posted a 0.10 rating in the 18-49 demographic. This figure was down 28.6 percent from the prior week.

NXT aired opposite the opening night of the NBA regular season along with NHL games on cable networks and streaming platforms.

Matches on the show included Cruz Montana versus Dion Lennox and several Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic bouts. The program opened with a confrontation between Tony D’Angelo and NXT Champion Grayson Waller.

Compared to the same week last year, overall viewership rose 24.8 percent while the 18-49 rating increased 42.9 percent. This marked the second consecutive week that NXT showed year-over-year gains in both categories.

The latest episode finished 1.3 percent below the recent 10-week average in total viewers and 16.7 percent below that average in the 18-49 demographic.