RAW to air on Sci-Fi...

**Xero** · 08-16-2006, 06:40 PM

John Molnar sent this one. ... I saw something interesting when looking ahead in the online TV listings--according to both Zap2it.com and tvguide.com, on 8/28, due to the US Open, RAW will air @ 9pm Eastern on--SCI-FI in addition to the 11pm Eastern/after the US Open coverage on USA.

I called around and from what I was told, this move has been made as part of the synergy between USA and WWE, since Sci Fi is a sister network in the NBC Universal family. I was also told that the success of ECW On Sci Fi had a lot to do with this deal getting done since it showed that Sci Fi can draw a lot more viewers to its network airing wrestling. ECW was the highest rated cable show on TV last night, which makes Sci Fi a lot more amenable to airing wrestling. We will have the ECW rating up in a few minutes..

Source: http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.asp?id=19770&p=1

08-16-2006, 06:40 PM	#1
Xero He's Here Posts: 60,735	RAW to air on Sci-Fi... John Molnar sent this one. ... I saw something interesting when looking ahead in the online TV listings--according to both Zap2it.com and tvguide.com, on 8/28, due to the US Open, RAW will air @ 9pm Eastern on--SCI-FI in addition to the 11pm Eastern/after the US Open coverage on USA. I called around and from what I was told, this move has been made as part of the synergy between USA and WWE, since Sci Fi is a sister network in the NBC Universal family. I was also told that the success of ECW On Sci Fi had a lot to do with this deal getting done since it showed that Sci Fi can draw a lot more viewers to its network airing wrestling. ECW was the highest rated cable show on TV last night, which makes Sci Fi a lot more amenable to airing wrestling. We will have the ECW rating up in a few minutes.. Source: http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.asp?id=19770&p=1