NXT achieved its largest audience in nearly two months for the show following Deadline.
The December 10 episode averaged 680,000 viewers and 228,000 viewers (0.17), per Programming Insider and Wrestlenomics.
The show experienced a 15% increase from last week’s overall viewership while the core demo audience grew by 36%.
This led to NXT’s most-watched episode since October 22 and the highest 18-49 audience since the November 6 episode, which aired on Wednesday night from the 2300 Arena against AEW Dynamite.
Following Deadline, NXT was headlined by a tag match with Roxanne Perez & Cora Jade facing Giulia & Kelani Jordan and an impromptu North American title match between Tony D’Angelo and Ethan Page.
NXT aired against the Orlando Magic vs. Milwaukee Bucks on TNT followed by the beginning of the Dallas Mavericks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder game, and a college game between Michigan and Arkansas on ESPN.
The show averaged 94,000 viewers and 33,400 in the 25-54 demographic on Sportsnet 360 in Canada and didn’t crack the top ten sports programs on Tuesday.