Ratings and viewership data are in for the May 7 episode of WWE NXT.
According to WrestlenomicsThe show averaged 659,000 viewers and received a 0.19 rating among 18-49 year olds. Both are well above last Tuesday’s worst numbers in nearly a year. Total audience was up 17% week over week, while demo was up 36%.
Competition came from the usual sources this time of year, but WWE may have been helped by two lopsided matches in the NBA. NXT aired mostly against the Boston Celtics’ blowout of the Indiana Pacers, which was watched by 3.51 million and drew a 1.18 in 18-49 on TNT and TruTV. Oklahoma City’s easy win over Dallas kicked off at 9:30 PM ET and drew an audience of 3.68 million with a 1.29 demo rating on the same two channels. Those numbers come from SportsMediaWatch, which suggests they’re a far cry from what the NBA’s second-round starter and his partners did last year.
Thanks to double overtime, NXT only aired against one hockey match. The New York Rangers’ win over the Carolina Hurricanes brought in $1.93 million and a 0.63 rating for ESPN.
Whatever the competition, it’s a big boost for NXT with a show that highlights the brand’s women’s division.
Can they keep it going next Tuesday? We’ll find out. in the meantime…
Here’s a summary of NXT’s audience and ratings share for the 18-49 demographic over the past year:
- May 9, 2023 – 601,000/.17
- May 16 – 564,000/.14
- May 23 – 578,000/.16
- May 30 – 607,000/.17
- June 6 – 615,000/.17
- June 13 – 581,000/.16
- June 20 – 773,000/.23
- June 27 – 622,000/.17
- July 4th – 508,000/.13
- July 11 – 671,000/.20
- July 18 – 746,000/.21
- July 25 – 703,000/.23
- August 1 – 717,000/.23
- August 8 – 776,000/.23
- August 15 – 680,000/.19
- August 22 – 720,000/.19
- August 29 – 614,000/.16
- September 5 – 673,000/.18
- September 12 – 850,000/.26
- September 19 – 824,000/.24
- September 26 – 636,000/.18
- October 3 – 857,000/.22
- October 10 – 921,000/.30
- October 17 – 798,000/.23
- October 24 – 787,000/.21
- October 31 – 674,000/.20
- November 7 – 794,000/.26
- November 14 – 703.000/.21
- November 21 – 622,000/.19
- November 28 – 659,000/.18
- December 5 – 626,000/.19
- December 12 – 678,000/.18
- December 19 – 641,000/.17
- December 26: 670,000 / .19
- January 2, 2024: 768,000/.25
- January 9: 722,000/.21
- January 16: 683,000/.19
- January 23: 642,000/.19
- January 30: 648,000 / .18
- February 6: 650,000 / .19
- February 13: 650,000 / .17
- February 20: 616,000 / .18
- February 27: 570,000/.16
- March 5: 654,000/.16
- March 12: 588,000/.16
- March 19: 569,000 / .18
- March 26: 601,000 / .17
- April 2: 641,000/.20
- April 9: 647,000/.19
- April 16: 625,000 / .17
- April 23: 661,000/.20
- April 30: 564,000/.14
- May 7: 659,000/.19
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