WrestleNomics reports that last Tuesday night’s WWE NXT Heatwave go-home episode of NXT, which aired on the CW, attracted an average of 675,000 viewers and achieved a rating of 0.15 in the key 18-49 demographic.
This represents a 7.28% decrease from the previous week’s viewership of 728,000 and an 11.76% drop from last week’s rating of 0.17 in the same demographic. The rating of 0.15 is the lowest for the show since the July 15 episode, which had a rating of 0.12. In terms of audience size, this is the lowest since the July 29 show, which also had 675,000 viewers. Last Tuesday's episode ranked #7 for the night, with America’s Got Talent taking the top spot at #1 with a rating of 0.32 in the key 18-49 demographic.
For the year 2025, NXT is averaging a rating of 0.162 in the key 18-49 demographic and 709,000 viewers, compared to a rating of 0.187 and 635,000 viewers during the same period in 2024.
The episode was headlined by “The Young OG” Je’Von Evans facing TNA World Champion Trick Williams in a WWE NXT Championship #1 Contender’s Match.
TV RATINGS AND MORE: WWE NXT on CW, Tue Aug 19 #WWENXT https://t.co/tD0Sqc1dWi
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