NXT 2.0 draws lowest viewership in a year

NXT 2.0 has some bad news after this week's show.

New reports confirm that WWE's revamped NXT 2.0 has seen its lowest ratings drop in a year.

The brand underwent major changes at the tail end of 2021, with its much-celebrated black-and-gold era coming to an end. The show has been given a completely new look with a multi-colored theme and has seen many backstage staff changes.

Following Triple H's step back from the company due to health issues, Shawn Michaels has reportedly taken over backstage duties with Vince McMahon and Bruce Prichard overseeing.

Now, though, it has been reported that the show has pulled in its lowest rating in over a year. Figures published by Brandon Thurston state that the show got 551,000 viewers and a 0.13 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

WWE NXT last night on USA Network:

551,000 viewers
P18-49: 0.13 (165,000)

Lowest total viewership on USA since Jan 13, but up in 18-49 from recent weeks.

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This is the lowest rating for the show on the USA Network since January 2021, but the State of the Union address in the United States could arguably be to blame for this.

The show's brief stint on SyFy ratings was lower than this, but this can be attributed to the move in networks.

Bron Breakker & Tommaso Ciampa defeated a main roster tag team on NXT 2.0 this week

The ratings for this week's edition of WWE's developmental brand were not a reflection of the match card.

The show began with NXT Champion Bron Breakker teaming up with Tommaso Ciampa to defeat Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode, continuing the ongoing rivalry between The Show-Off and the main-eventers.

The episode's main event featured a North American title match where Carmelo Hayes retained against Pete Dunne.

Another fantastic match of the night came between Solo Sikoa and Gunther, formerly known as WALTER. The match saw Sikoa's undefeated streak come to an end as Gunther picked up the win.

.@WWESoloSikoa looked to keep his undefeated streak alive against The #RingGeneral @Gunther_AUT in a hard-hitting matchup on #WWENXT. https://t.co/wFVBh8Pcyn

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