WWE NXT (8/26/20) sees viewership slightly dip for post-TakeOver: XXX show, key demo stays steady

The live viewership numbers for WWE NXT is in.

The show was down in total viewers, but the good news is that the rating in the 18-49 demographic stayed steady from last week. NXT drew 824,000 live viewers, which is down from last week’s 853,000.

NXT ranked #24 among the top 150 shows on cable, which was down from #23 from last week. It also did a 0.24 in the 18-49 demographic and that was the same as last week’s 0.24.

This marked the second time this year that NXT didn’t have competition from AEW Dynamite. The rival show was moved to this Thursday on TNT due to the NBA Playoffs. It featured the fallout from Saturday’s NXT TakeOver: XXX event.

Here is the demographic breakdown:

Viewers 18-49 – NXT: 0.24
Female viewers 18-49 – NXT: 0.17
Male viewers 18-49 – NXT: 0.30
Viewers 18-34 – NXT: 0.12
Female viewers 12-34 – NXT: 0.05
Male viewers 12-34 – NXT: 0.20
Viewers 25-54 – NXT: 0.28
Viewers 50+ – NXT: 0.41

As a reminder, due to the USA Network’s NHL Playoffs coverage, next week’s episode of NXT will air on Tuesday night. It’ll feature a big Iron Man Fatal 4-Way Match to crown a new NXT Champion due to Karrion Kross suffering a shoulder injury.

Andrew Ravens
Andrew Ravens
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