In what may be a regular occurrence now, the first hour of WWE’s Premium Live Event, Backlash, will air on ESPN2. The Countdown Show on ESPN and the first hour will be on the network with the rest appearing on the ESPN App. Last month, the network aired the first hour of Wrestlemania on the […]
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ESPN ratings for first hour of Wrestlemania 42
For the first time, we could see how many people tuned in to watch Wrestlemania. ESPN showed the first hour of each night with the rest on the ESPN Unlimited App. The first night Saturday scored 1.62M viewers per Nielsen. On Sunday, it drew 1.82M viewers. The telecast on Saturday featured crossover stars Logan Paul […]
ESPN goes crazy with WWE coverage
Last fall, ESPN signed a media deal with WWE which would cover its Premium Live Events on its digital platform. It has now gone all in with coverage of WWE including airing the first hour of Wrestlemania on both nights on the main ESPN network. In leadup to this year’s two-night extravaganza, ESPN has WWE […]
ESPN to air first hour of Wrestlemania 42 for both nights
WWE first PLE on ESPN September 20th
The WWE PLE deal will start earlier than we thought as the company announced that it will air Wrestlepalooza on September 20th on ESPN+. The Premium Live Event will be the first under the new partnership between WWE and ESPN. The companies announced the new partnership earlier this month in which WWE would air its […]