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Netflix releases viewership numbers of WWE PLEs for first half of 2026

Netflix released their bi-yearly What We Watched report, with viewership of every single show on the streaming service, giving a clear picture of how WWE premium live events performed throughout the year.

These numbers does not include viewership from the United States as ESPN has the rights for WWE PLEs in the country.

The Royal Rumble pulled in 3.1 million viewers, followed by Elimination Chamber at 1.9 million. WrestleMania 42 Saturday had 2.7 million and WrestleMania 42 Sunday followed with 3.0 million. Backlash had 1.4 million and Clash in Italy that same month had 1.6 million. Night of Champions in Riyadh was the least popular with just 1 million viewers, although numbers for that show are “cut off” due to the timing of the show and the day of the report was released.

Compared to 2025 viewing data, Royal Rumble and WrestleMania both registered an increase in viewership while Elimination Chamber stayed the same and Backlash was down by 100,000 viewers.


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Colin Vassallo has been editor of Wrestling-Online since 1996. He is born and raised in Malta, follows professional wrestling and MMA, loves to travel, and is a big Apple fan!

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