News

NXT Draws Strong Viewership For Live Debut On USA Network

The wrestling world is about to go through some big changes over the next few weeks, and on Wednesday night NXT premiered on the USA Network.

The first hour of the show aired live on the USA Network, and the second hour aired live on the WWE Network.

According to ShowBuzzDaily, the live premiere of NXT drew 1.179 million viewers on the USA Network.

It’s not clear at this point in time how many people watched the second hour of the show on WWE Network.

Both hours of NXT will begin airing live USA Network on Wednesday, October 2.

For reference Monday Night Raw averaged 2.272 million viewers, and this week’s episode of SmackDown Live drew 2.064 million viewers.

Josh Foster

Fan of all things professional wrestling.

Share
Published by
Josh Foster

Recent Posts

WWE Files Interesting New Trademark For Raw

Everyone is talking about Monday Night Raw at the moment as the show is set…

3 hours ago

WWE Star Teasing Match With John Cena

Earlier this year John Cena made a surprise appearance at the Money in the Bank…

5 hours ago

Former WWE Star Threatened To Quit The Company After Their Name Was Changed

Throughout WWE history a number of wrestlers have gone through multiple gimmicks and name changes.…

11 hours ago

Giulia Earns NXT Women’s Title Shot After Winning Iron Survivor Challenge

NXT Deadline kicked off with a big match as the men's Iron Survivor Challenge opened…

22 hours ago

Former Champion Returns At NXT Deadline, Earns Shot At The NXT Championship

The NXT Deadline premium live event took place on Saturday night and the men's Iron…

24 hours ago

Triple H Reportedly A “Very Big Fan” Of Current NXT Star

Over the last few years there have been a number of stars to watch in…

1 day ago