TORONTO – Extreme Championship Wrestling has found a new TV home in Canada: Global Television.
World Wrestling Entertainment announced Friday that ECW, which debuted in the U.S. on June 13 on the SciFi Channel, will be premiering on the Global Television Network nationally on Friday August 11 at midnight. This Friday night timeslot will be the home of ECW in Canada. In addition to its airing on Global Television Network across the country, ECW will also be shown on its digital channel Xtreme on Saturdays at 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. and Sundays at 4 a.m. ET.
"This news is very exciting for us – WWE creates successful and vibrant television programming that we’re sure our viewers will enjoy," said Adam Ivers, vice-president programming, CanWest MediaWorks, in a release.
In addition, Global will add the WWE’s Monday Night RAW and SmackDown to their programming lineup in Quebec, beginning with RAW on August 7 at Midnight on CKMI. SmackDown! Will air on Saturday nights at 12:30 a.m. ET on CJNT starting on August 11.
"This news complements the announcement earlier this week that RAW will be moving to a 10 p.m. ET timeslot on The Score Network in Canada and will be of particular interest to WWE fans in the province of Quebec."
(The Score is not as widely penetrated in Quebec as it is only available on digital with Videotron, for example.)
