Netflix Reveals Most-Viewed WWE Shows for First Half of 2026

Earlier this week, Netflix issued its biannual What We Watched, offering more insight into WWE viewership on the streaming platform. Based on the report, WWE programming on Netflix drew nearly 149 million global views and over 327 million global viewing hours in the first half of 2026.

WWE has 252 entries in the first half of 2026, which include premium live events, SmackDown, and NXT, which aren’t available to stream live in the U.S. Among the leads in WWE programming, the most-viewed shows were the January 5 and April 20 editions of WWE Raw, which drew 3.7 million views. January 5 marked the first anniversary of Raw on Netflix. Also, Monday Night Raw drew the Top 16 and 22 spots in the Top 25 rankings, since it’s available to stream globally.

Additionally, other WWE shows that ranked in the Top 25 include Royal Rumble 2026 at No. 17 with 3.1 million views, WrestleMania 42: Sunday at No. 21 with 3 million views, and WWE: Unreal Season 2 at No. 24 with 2.8 million views. Here are some other WWE PLE viewership figures outside of the U.S. on Netflix:

* WrestleMania 42: Saturday – 2.7 million views
* WWE Backlash – 1.4 million views
* WWE Clash in Italy: 1.6 million views
* WWE Elimination Chamber: 1.9 million views
* WWE Night of Champions: 1 million views

As previously reported, the July 6 edition of Raw in Chicago, featuring CM Punk winning the WWE Title, drew 2.5 million global views based on 5.0 million hours viewed. It marked a six-week high for viewership.

WWE PLEs stream on the ESPN App in the U.S. Also, Netflix’s most-viewed show of 2026 globally was the limited series His & Hers, which drew 104 million viewers.