WWE NXT Viewership Sees Big Increase With Return To USA Network

WWE NXT was back on the USA Network for another live show this week after two weeks on Syfy. The black and gold brand also made tons of headlines since last week after it was revealed that Vince McMahon has new vision for the brand. How did the viewership turn out?

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According to the PW Torch, NXT drew an overnight average of 751,000 viewers for their August 10th episode. They were able to pull down a .19 rating in the coveted 18 to 49 demographic as well.

The August 3rd episode of WWE NXT drew 520,000 viewers on Syfy, the same as the previous week. They also drew a .10 in the key 18 to 49 demographic, and that was a bit of a fall from last week.

July 27th’s episode of WWE NXT drew 520,000 overnight viewers on Syfy. They also garnered a .12 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic.

The brand’s July 20th episode brought in 709,000 viewers. They received a .20 in the 18 to 49 demographic, 253,000 of their viewers were from that coveted age group.

WWE NXT brought a 705,000 viewership in the overnight viewership on July 13th. That was a nice increase from the previous week, but they were also hammered by NBA Finals competition. They also drew a .19 in the key 18 to 49 demographic.

July 6th’s The Great American Bash special averaged 654,000 viewers with a 0.18 rating in the coveted 18 to 49 demographic. That amounted to 232,000 viewers in their target demographic, an increase from last week, but not by much thanks to the NBA Finals. Game 1 of the Milwaukee vs. Phoenix series averaged 8.56 million on ABC that night.