WWE NXT archive episodes are no longer available in the United States.
In late 2023, WWE confirmed that NXT would be leaving its home on USA and moving to the CW Network in October of 2024. The show made its CW debut on October 1st, with a blockbuster episode emanating from Chicago, IL.
While the CW move is an exciting one as it could bring increased viewership, it seems the deal to move away from USA also affected the show’s archive footage. Until recently, previous episodes of NXT dating back to 2012 were available to watch on Peacock, but following the CW debut, those episodes have now been removed. NXT PLE’s, including all previous NXT TakeOvers, remain available to view on Peacock.
As of now, archived episodes of WWE NXT are still available on the WWE Network internationally.
Current episodes of WWE NXT beginning with the October 1st episode will be available to stream on the CW app, but archived episodes are not available anywhere in the United States at this time.
CW Network “Celebrating” After Monster WWE NXT Rating
The ratings for WWE NXT’s October 1st debut on the CW Network were impressive, drawing a total average viewership of 895,000 viewers, a 44% increase from the September 24th episode on USA. It also posted a 0.26 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic, an increase from the 0.19 demo rating last week.
According to a report from PWInsider, CW is thrilled with the rating earned by NXT. The report points to the show beating out other top programs on the network, saying CW would have been happy even with a lower rating:
Yes, we know that for sure, it was the highest rated show on CW in forever. The week before, reruns of The Conners were doing in the 300-400K range. This blew that away. I know for a fact that CW officials were absolutely thrilled. They would have been happy with 500K, legitimately. This number had them celebrating.