This week’s live Heatwave go-home edition of WWE NXT 2.0 drew 597,000 viewers on the USA Network, according to Nielsen via Showbuzz Daily.
This is down 8.01% from last week’s 649,000 viewers.
Tuesday’s NXT drew a 0.13 rating in the key 18-49 demographic. This is down 13.33% from last week’s 0.15 rating in the key demo.
NXT ranked #20 on the Cable Top 150 this week with the 0.13 rating in the 18-49 key demographic. This is down from last week’s #7 ranking on cable.
NXT ranked #61 in viewership on cable this week. This is down from last week’s #44 viewership ranking on cable.
Tuesday’s NXT episode drew the eighteenth-highest total audience of the year so far. The episode tied with several others for the fifth-highest key demo rating of the year so far. There was some sports competition from the Little League World Series last night, but that’s about it. This week’s NXT viewership was down 8.01% from last week, while the key demo rating was down 13.33% from last week.
Tucker Carlson Tonight on FOX News topped the night in the 18-49 demographic on the Cable Top 150 with a 0.26 rating, also drawing 3.518 million viewers. The Five on FOX News topped the night on cable in viewership with 4.054 million viewers, also drawing a 0.24 key demo rating.
America’s Got Talent on NBC topped the night on network TV in viewership with an average of 6.452 million viewers. America’s Got Talent also topped the night on network TV in the 18-49 key demo with a 0.74 rating.
This week’s NXT viewership was down 20.50% from the episode that aired one year ago, while the 18-49 key demo rating was down 31.57% from the show that aired one year ago.
This week’s NXT episode aired live from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, and featured the following line-up advertised ahead of time – the final build for Heatwave, Nikkita Lyons vs. Kiana James, Trick Williams vs. Wes Lee in a Rounds Match, the “final accord” between Tony D’Angelo and Santos Escobar, plus Cora Jade vs. Zoey Stark, which ended up being the main event.
Below is our 2022 NXT Viewership Tracker, along with the Top 10 moments from this week’s show:
January 4 Episode: 685,000 viewers with a 0.16 rating in the 18-49 demographic (New Year’s Evil episode)
January 11 Episode: 647,000 viewers with a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 18 Episode: 587,000 viewers with a 0.11 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 25 Episode: 593,000 viewers with a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 1 Episode: 619,000 viewers with a 0.13 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 8 Episode: 400,000 viewers with a 0.07 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Syfy episode)
February 15 Episode: 525,000 viewers with a 0.11 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Vengeance Day Syfy episode)
February 22 Episode: 621,000 viewers with a 0.12 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 1 Episode: 551,000 viewers with a 0.13 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 8 Episode: 613,000 viewers with a 0.13 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Roadblock episode)
March 15 Episode: 624,000 viewers with a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 22 Episode: 628,000 viewers with a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 29 Episode: 626,000 viewers with a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 5 Episode: 631,000 viewers with a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Post-Stand & Deliver episode)
April 12 Episode: 610,000 viewers with a 0.12 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Title Tuesday episode)
April 19 Episode: 569,000 viewers with a 0.12 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 26 Episode: 577,000 viewers with a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 3 Episode: 661,000 viewers with a 0.13 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Spring Breakin’ episode)
May 10 Episode: 533,000 viewers with a 0.10 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 17 Episode: 601,000 viewers with a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 24 Episode: 551,000 viewers with a 0.13 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 31 Episode: 534,000 viewers with a 0.12 rating in the 18-49 demographic
June 7 Episode: 657,000 viewers with a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Post-In Your House episode)
June 14 Episode: 612,000 viewers with a 0.12 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Taped episode)
June 21 Episode: 637,000 viewers with a 0.18 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Taped episode)
June 28 Episode:
July 5 Episode: 593,000 viewers with a 0.12 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Great American Bash episode)
July 12 Episode: 582,000 viewers with a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demographic
July 19 Episode: 588,000 viewers with a 0.13 rating in the 18-49 demographic
July 26 Episode: 600,000 viewers with a 0.13 rating in the 18-49 demographic
August 2 Episode: 649,000 viewers with a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demographic
August 9 Episode: 597,000 viewers with a 0.13 rating in the 18-49 demographic
August 16 Episode:
2021 Viewership Average: 665,807 viewers per episode
2021 18-49 Key Demographic Rating Average: 0.16 per episode
2020 Viewership Average: 698,623 viewers per episode
2019 Viewership Average: 785,307 viewers per episode
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