NXT Viewership Rises And Demo Rating Falls On 12/21/21 With AJ Styles Appearance
The viewership numbers are in for NXT on 12/21.
According to Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics, NXT drew 591,000 viewers on Tuesday, December 21. This number is up from last Tuesday’s number of 561,000 viewers.
Tuesday’s episode scored a 0.11 rating (148,000 viewers) in the 18 to 49 demographic, which is down from the 0.13 rating the show posted last Tuesday. The median age of viewership was 64.
NXT ranked #46 among cable originals for the day in P18-49.
The show faced unusual competition as Fox aired an NFL game in primetime, which did a 3.78 P18-49 rating and was watched by 14.9 million viewers, according to Showbuzz Daily.
— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) December 22, 2021
I point out median age because NXT’s is remarkably high compared to other weekly wrestling programs, and has been trending older. But remember linear TV skews old in general.
On most days, primetime viewers are only 20-25% in the P18-49 demo, so similar to what NXT does. pic.twitter.com/jBKf7MMojV
— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) December 22, 2021
Most Viewed NXT (12/21) Videos on YouTube
– AJ Styles arrives on NXT to confront Grayson Waller (444,000 views)
– Raquel Gonzalez vs. Dakota Kai – Street Fight (173,000 views)
– Io Shirai vs. Elektra Lopez (105,000 views)
– Dexter Lumis vs. Trick Williams (104,000 views)
– NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa calls out Bron Breakker (104,000 views)
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If you missed anything from Tuesday’s NXT check out Fightful’s full report on the show by clicking here. You can also check out the post-show podcast for a full review of the show by clicking here.
