WWE NXT Viewership Sees Slight Increase on May 19, 2026

WWE NXT viewership and key demo numbers are in for the May 19, 2026 episode of WWE NXT on The CW Network, showing a modest week-to-week increase.

According to Programming Insider, WWE NXT on May 19, 2026 drew 517,000 viewers on The CW Network, with a 0.08 rating in the key P18–49 demographic. For comparison, the May 12, 2026 episode drew 498,000 viewers with a 0.06 rating in the key P18–49 demographic, an increase of ↑ 19,000 viewers and up by ↑ 0.02 in the demo.

Compared to the same week in 2025, WWE NXT drew 703,000 viewers and a 0.14 demo rating on May 20, 2025, versus 517,000 viewers and a 0.08 demo rating on May 19, 2026. That represents a year-over-year change of ↓ -26.5% in viewership and ↓ -42.9% in the demo.

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WWE NXT Week-to-Week Viewership Comparison

Metric	May 12, 2026	May 19, 2026	Change	% Change
Total Viewers	498,000	517,000	↑ +19,000	↑ +3.8%
P18–49 Demo	0.06	0.08	↑ +0.02	↑ +33.3%

WWE NXT Year-to-Date Performance (2026)

Metric	2026 Average	Current Episode	Diff	%
Viewers	602,778	517,000	↓ -85,778	↓ -14.2%
P18–49 Demo Avg	0.08	0.08	↓ 0.00	↓ -5.3%

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

Metric	Month Avg	Current Episode	Diff	%
Viewers	552,000	517,000	↓ -35,000	↓ -6.3%
P18–49 Demo Avg	0.08	0.08	↓ 0.00	↓ -4%

WWE NXT 4-Week Rolling Average

Metric	4 Week Avg	Current Episode	Diff	%
Viewers	549,250	517,000	↓ -32,250	↓ -5.9%
P18–49 Demo Avg	0.08	0.08	↑ 0	↑ 0%

Last 12 Months Performance Summary

Average Viewership	637,059
Highest Viewership	827,000 (June 3, 2025)
Lowest Viewership	498,000 (May 12, 2026)
Average 18–49 Demo	0.11
Weeks Above 1,000,000 Viewers	0
Weeks Below 1,000,000 Viewers	51

Viewership Range (Last 12 Months)

Highest	June 3, 2025	827,000
Lowest	May 12, 2026	498,000
Difference	—	329,000

Recent 4-Week Trend

Week	Viewers	18–49 Demo
May 19, 2026	517,000	0.08
May 12, 2026	498,000	0.06
May 5, 2026	641,000	0.11
April 28, 2026	541,000	0.07

4-Week Average: 549,250 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	May 20, 2025	May 19, 2026	% Change
Total Viewers	703,000	517,000	↓ -26.5%
P18–49 Demo	0.14	0.08	↓ -42.9%

Highest Viewership of 2026: 744,000 (February 17, 2026)
Lowest Viewership of 2026: 498,000 (May 12, 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.