Tuesday’s WWE NXT drew 698,000 viewers on The CW, down from last week’s 799,000 viewers. This week’s show was notable for being preempted on The CW Network’s New York and Chicago markets due to the network’s commitments with the 2025 President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address that night.
It drew a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 key demographic, down from last week’s 0.19 rating.
In regards to notable sports competition, the NBA game of Golden State Warriors vs. New York Knicks drew 1,072,000 viewers on TNT, the College basketball game of Auburn vs. Texas A&M drew 564,000 viewers on ESPN, the College basketball game of LSU vs. Kentucky drew 506,000 viewers on ESPN2, and the TGL Golf game of Jupiter Links Golf Club vs. Atlanta Drive GC drew 500,000 viewers on ESPN. The 2025 President Joint Address to Congress drew a combined 36,600,000 viewers on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, FOX News, CNN, MSNBC, Newsmax, and other news channels.
This time last year, the March 5, 2024 NXT drew 654,000 viewers and a 0.16 rating on USA Network. The March 7, 2023 NXT drew 624,000 viewers and a 0.17 rating on USA Network.
Source: Programming Insider
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