WWE Backlash 2026 First Hour on ESPN2 Ratings – May 9, 2026 – Down from WrestleMania 42 Night 1

WWE
May 14, 2026

This past Saturday’s WWE Backlash 2026 first hour drew 998,000 viewers on ESPN2.

It drew a 0.33 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

This was down compared to WrestleMania 42 Saturday on April 18th that drew 1,620,000 viewers on ESPN2 for its first hour.

The streaming viewership numbers for the simulcast on ESPN Unlimited is currently not known.

This was the second WWE PLE in a row to have its first hour air live on an ESPN network, following this past April’s WrestleMania 42.

Source: Wrestlenomics

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