WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW/USA NETWORK: Last three-hour Raw on USA Network tonight


Posted on 9/30/124 by Colin Vassallo



Tonight’s Raw is the last three-hour broadcast on USA
Network as the show changes to a two-hour format next week
on October 7.

The news of moving back to two hours was announced earlier
this month and technically, next week kicks off a new
temporary television deal for Raw on USA Network, with a
three-month, $25 million deal.

Raw is moving to Netflix in January 2025 and will go back to
three hours once it moves. There are also rumors that
Smackdown is changing to three hours as well, although those
rumors have not been confirmed. Moving Smackdown to three
hours will see an increase in its deal with NBCUniversal due
to 52 hours of additional programming per year on Friday
night.

Scaling back Raw to two hours will also theoretically help
its ratings as the third hour usually drags down the overall
average.

USA Network’s The Anonymous will be taking the 10PM to 11PM
time slot from next week.

The show moved to a three-hour format in July 2012.

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