WWE NXT Viewership Sees Slight Drop on March 31, 2026

New ratings data has been released for the March 31, 2026 episode of WWE NXT on The CW Network, with the audience easing back modestly.

According to Programming Insider, WWE NXT on March 31, 2026 drew 572,000 viewers on The CW Network, with a 0.08 rating in the key P18–49 demographic. For comparison, the March 24, 2026 episode drew 581,000 viewers with a 0.08 rating in the key P18–49 demographic, a decrease of ↓ 9,000 viewers.

Compared to the same week in 2025, WWE NXT drew 650,000 viewers and a 0.15 demo rating on April 1, 2025, versus 572,000 viewers and a 0.08 demo rating on March 31, 2026. That represents a year-over-year change of ↓ -12.0% in viewership and ↓ -46.7% in the demo.

WWE NXT Week-to-Week Viewership Comparison

Metric	March 24, 2026	March 31, 2026	Change	% Change
Total Viewers	581,000	572,000	↓ -9,000	↓ -1.5%
P18–49 Demo	0.08	0.08	↑ 0	↑ 0.0%

WWE NXT Year-to-Date Performance (2026)

Metric	2026 Average	Current Episode	Diff	%
Viewers	622,000	572,000	↓ -50,000	↓ -8%
P18–49 Demo Avg	0.09	0.08	↓ -0.01	↓ -6.8%

WWE NXT Month-to-Date Performance (March 2026)

Metric	Month Avg	Current Episode	Diff	%
Viewers	585,400	572,000	↓ -13,400	↓ -2.3%
P18–49 Demo Avg	0.08	0.08	↑ 0.00	↑ 2.6%

WWE NXT 4-Week Rolling Average

Metric	4 Week Avg	Current Episode	Diff	%
Viewers	570,500	572,000	↑ 1,500	↑ 0.3%
P18–49 Demo Avg	0.08	0.08	↑ 0.00	↑ 3.2%

Last 12 Months Performance Summary

Average Viewership	650,019
Highest Viewership	827,000 (June 3, 2025)
Lowest Viewership	525,000 (October 21, 2025)
Average 18–49 Demo	0.12
Weeks Above 1,000,000 Viewers	0
Weeks Below 1,000,000 Viewers	52

Viewership Range (Last 12 Months)

Highest	June 3, 2025	827,000
Lowest	October 21, 2025	525,000
Difference	—	302,000

Recent 4-Week Trend

Week	Viewers	18–49 Demo
March 31, 2026	572,000	0.08
March 24, 2026	581,000	0.08
March 17, 2026	588,000	0.07
March 10, 2026	541,000	0.08

4-Week Average: 570,500 viewers

Largest Weekly Viewership Changes (Last 12 Months)

Largest Increase	June 3, 2025	+130,000
Largest Drop	October 21, 2025	-165,000

WWE NXT Year-over-Year Comparison (2025 vs 2026)

Metric	April 1, 2025	March 31, 2026	% Change
Total Viewers	650,000	572,000	↓ -12.0%
P18–49 Demo	0.15	0.08	↓ -46.7%

Highest Viewership of 2026: 744,000 (February 17, 2026)
Lowest Viewership of 2026: 541,000 (March 10, 2026)

These figures reflect only linear TV viewership on The CW Network and do not include streaming or digital viewership. Ringside News will continue to monitor WWE NXT as the company builds toward its next major live event.

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