This Week’s WWE NXT (8/25) Registers Drop in Viewership & Demo Rating

This week’s episode of WWE NXT saw a dip in its viewership and demo rating after the highs of last week.

According to Wrestlenomics, the August 25, 2026, episode of WWE NXT drew 632,000 viewers on The CW Network. Viewership dropped 7.46 percent from last week’s episode, which attracted 683,000 viewers.

The rating in the 18-49 demo also fell 35.7 percent, with the August 25 episode scoring a 0.09 rating compared to last week’s episode, which scored 0.14 in the same demo.

This week’s episode of NXT was the go-home show ahead of the Heatwave Premium Live Event this Sunday. The show was headlined by the NXT Heatwave Summit, which ended in a massive brawl that saw Zilla Fatu, Kendal Grey, and Wren Sinclair stand tall over their respective opponents.

The show also saw Rey Fenix retain the AAA World Cruiserweight Title at the expense of EK Prosper, Saquon Shugars defeat Dion Lennox in a Weaponized Steel Cage Match, and more.