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WWE NXT had its broadcast television debut on The CW Network this week and delivered the largest audience for the weekly show since October 2023, with 895,000 total viewers, up 44% compared to last week’s episode on cable TV. The premiere peaked at 965,000 total viewers from 8:15-8:30 p.m. ET and was the No. 1 telecast on The CW this year among adults 25-54 and adults 18-49.
The episode saw Trick Williams regain the NXT Championship and featured guest appearances by WWE Superstars CM Punk, Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill. The episode fueled triple digit increases compared to The CW’s Tuesday primetime season average, up 143% in total viewers versus the previous week.
In November 2023, The CW Network and WWE announced a five-year agreement to bring NXT wrestling to broadcast television for the first time ever. As the exclusive home of NXT, The CW will air 52 events per year. Launched by WWE Chief Content Officer Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque, NXT has aired weekly since 2012 and features young wrestling talent.
Nearly 90 percent of the participants in last year’s WrestleMania were developed under the NXT banner, which is led by WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels.
