This week’s edition of NXT attracted the show’s largest audience since July.
The February 17 episode from Orlando averaged 744,000 viewers and 0.09 in the 18-49 demographic on CW.
The audience grew by seventeen percent from last week and represents NXT’s largest audience since July 22, as a result of older viewership rising.
The overall audience increase occurred, despite a drop in the 18-49 demographic from 0.12 to 0.09 this week. It was hampered by a notable drop in male viewership from 0.17 to 0.12 this week.
Adults 18-34 averaged 0.07 in the demo, which was down from 0.09.
Adults 25-54 fell from 0.16 to 0.13.
Its competition included NBC’s coverage of the Winter Olympics, which averaged 9,753,000 viewers and 1.34 in the 18-49 demographic, along with 2,115,000 viewers and 0.46 for the USA Network’s coverage in prime time.
NXT was headlined by Ethan Page retaining the North American title against Shiloh Hill.
Data: Programming Insider
