WWE Raw | |
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Genre | |
Created by | Vince McMahon |
Starring | Raw roster |
Opening theme | "Enemies" by Shinedown "Dreams That I Have" by CFO$ featuring Will Roush (Bumper) "Stories of Greatness" by CFO$ featuring KIT (Bumper) |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 24 |
No. of episodes | 1,264 (as of August 14, 2017 | )
Production | |
Camera setup | Multicamera setup |
Running time | 185 minutes (scheduled) |
Production company(s) | WWE |
Release | |
Original network |
USA Network (1993 –2000 ; 2005 –present) The Nashville Network/The National Network/The New TNN/Spike TV (2000 –2005 ) |
Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
Original release | January 11, 1993 | – present
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Prime Time Wrestling (1985–1993) |
Related shows | |
External links | |
Website | www |
WWE Raw, also known as Monday Night Raw or simply Raw, is a professional wrestling television program that currently airs live on Monday evenings at 8 pm EST on the USA Network in the United States. The show's name is also used to refer to the Raw brand, in which WWE employees are assigned to work and perform on that program; the other programs and brands currently being SmackDown and NXT. The show debuted on January 11, 1993 and has since been considered as the flagship program of WWE.
Raw moved from the USA Network to TNN in September 2000, which was rebranded to Spike in August 2003. On October 3, 2005, Raw returned to the USA Network, where it remains today. As of December 9, 2016, all episodes of the show are now available on demand on the WWE Network.
Since its first episode, Raw has broadcast live from 208 different arenas in 171 cities and towns in eleven different nations (the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Afghanistan in 2005, Iraq in 2006 and 2007, South Africa,Germany,Japan,Italy, and Mexico).
Following the 1000th episode on July 23, 2012, Raw became a three-hour broadcast from two hours, a format that had previously been reserved for special episodes.