burchybabi Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Apparently plans have changed for the first two weeks at least, with only the first hour being live on USA and then the 2nd hour on the Network Quote First hour of NXT to air live on USA Network and second hour to stream live on WWE Network on Sept. 18 and 25 The historic debut of WWE NXT on USA Network is fast approaching, and WWE.com has you covered with important details on how to catch all the action of the first two live episodes. The episodes on Wednesday, Sept. 18 and Sept. 25, will air as follows: * The first hour will air live on USA Network starting at 8/7 C * The second hour will stream live on the award-winning WWE Network at 9/8 C. The second hour will then be immediately available for on-demand viewing on WWE Network. Already announced for the Sept. 18 episode is a huge NXT North American Title bout between champion Velveteen Dream and challenger Roderick Strong of The Undisputed ERA, as well as a Triple Threat Match featuring Bianca Belair, Io Shirai and Mia Yim to determine the next challenger to NXT Women's Champion Shayna Baszler. Don't miss out on a second of the action when the gold standard in sports-entertainment goes live later this month!           On Sept. 18 & 25, the first hour of #WWENXT will air LIVE on @USA_Network and the second hour will stream live on @WWENetwork! Here's everything you need to know about catching @WWENXT's first two live episodes: https://t.co/oI3aztQUMF — WWE NXT (@WWENXT) September 5, 2019  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 It's apparently due to the final two episodes of Suits being shown in the 9PM slot those two weeks, first full 2 hour show goes on the same night AEW debuts on TNT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Accident Prone Posted September 6, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted September 6, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted September 6, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted September 6, 2019 What a cock-up. WCW-esque. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidzero Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 When will the USA 1st hour be up on the network the next day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted September 6, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted September 6, 2019 If it doesn't have fireworks and a change of announce team for hour 2 I'm not on board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briefcase Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 (edited) I'm assuming the UK version will go up after the event ends (following night) or will it go up on the normal day like it was before when taped? Edited September 7, 2019 by Briefcase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elisarcabrera Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 So if there is a ratings war then in the UK at least AEW will already be ahead. AEW on ITV4 (free to air)Â vs WWE on BT Sports (subscription) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 They're only ahead if people watch it. Wrestling on ITV4 is pretty random. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted September 7, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted September 7, 2019 4 hours ago, elisarcabrera said: So if there is a ratings war then in the UK at least AEW will already be ahead. Is that how it worked out for TNA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love-Wilcox Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 32 minutes ago, Devon Malcolm said: Is that how it worked out for TNA? Well, the fact that they were able to score higher ratings over WWE for a period certainly didn't hurt them. Whether AEW turn out to be shit or not remains to be seen but being on free TV has to be considered a big leg up, surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted September 7, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted September 7, 2019 48 minutes ago, Love-Wilcox said: Well, the fact that they were able to score higher ratings over WWE for a period certainly didn't hurt them. Whether AEW turn out to be shit or not remains to be seen but being on free TV has to be considered a big leg up, surely? I was merely asking the question whether TNA was always ahead of WWE in ratings over here with the free station advantage, I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 2 hours ago, Devon Malcolm said: I was merely asking the question whether TNA was always ahead of WWE in ratings over here with the free station advantage, I don't know. They were. AEW should really be doing way over (multiple times) what WWE gets over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Yeah TNA always done bigger numbers on Challenge. The company and their fans used it to tout them as being the biggest wrestling company in the UK - can't blame them for that - but it was always misleading when you consider Sky showed a million WWE package shows a week. I'm sure if you added up all those unique viewerships WWE were still getting more eyeballs on a weekly basis. There were times there around 2008 - 2012 that TNA were better off using clips from UK house shows in vignettes showing themselves off, because they always had their biggest looking crowds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 When you get a tna guy on a family show, the kids go nuts for them still. So it’s still watched now, aew being on itv will give them a massive ground level Following to the non sky subscribers across the uk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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