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Old 02-14-2008, 04:00 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by Know Your Role View Post
Fair comment. Here in Australia RAW/Smackdown! air at 3.30pm/4.30pm (depending on the time zone) just in time for the kids to come home from school. It's then repeated on Saturday mornings. Great way to tap into the kiddie demographic and the parents' pockets.

The weekly shows are then repeated two hours later (5.30pm/6.30pm) on FOX+2 so the next of the 18 -34 year old demographic can get their fill as well.

There is no doubt that WWE programming is seriously popular in Australia and is reflected in the fact that it is aired on the highest rating pay TV channel.
Yeah, the WWE is quite popular in Australia. I want to add "sadly," but I suppose as a wrestling fan I should be happy.

FOX8 calls itself "Home of the WWE," and it was kind of surprising to see the WWE really heavily promoted in its Christmas line-up. On weekends, the WWE also gets the lead-in from The Simpsons marathons.

When SmackDown! was cancelled, a friend of mine told me that FOX8 was constantly petitioned, and that they actually lost numbers with whatever they put in SmackDown!'s place.

The WWE makes a lot of money from us as a nation, I think. I would not be surprised to see them one day tape a RAW or SmackDown! over here.
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