NXT Viewership Ticks Up On 7/20/21 Against NBA Finals

NXT viewership was up on Tuesday.

Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics reports the July 20 episode of NXT drew 709,000 viewers, which is slightly up from last week's total of 705,000 viewers. It is the highest viewership total since May 4.

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The show posted a 0.20 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic, which is up from the 0.19 demographic rating the show posted last week.

The second hour of NXT was up against the start of the NBA Finals Game 6 between the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks. Game 6 drew 12.517 million viewers.

NXT was headlined by an NXT Women's Championship bout between Raquel Gonzalez and Xia Li, plus Samoa Joe calling out Karrion Kross. NXT Champion Karrion Kross appeared on Monday's Raw, losing to Jeff Hardy.

Top 5 Most Viewed NXT (7/20) Videos on YouTube

- Karrion Kross lays out William Regal (413,000 views)

- Samoa Joe calls out Karrion Kross (397,000 views)

- NXT Women's Championship match: Raquel Gonzalez vs. Xia Li (191,000 views)

- Hit Row crashes Legado del Fantasma’s “Mariachi Madness Musical” (125,000 views)

- Jacy Jayne vs. Franky Monet (123,000 views)

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