NXT Premiere Date On The CW Network Revealed

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NXT is set to arrive on The CW Network in October.

The CW recently announced its fall premiere schedule and revealed that NXT will be making its debut on the network on October 1. It was previously confirmed that the show will continue airing on Tuesday nights in its 8-10 p.m. Eastern/Pacific time slot.

Last year, it was announced that NXT and The CW Network reached a five-year deal. The show has been airing on USA Network since 2019 and it will be shifting to the new channel within a matter of next few months.

The CW Network President Dennis Miller was thrilled after acquiring the rights to the show. He said that inking such a huge deal implies the value of WWE's developmental brand and also praised the show's outstanding ratings. He said:

“We feel really good about having grabbed that before the big folks stepped up and wrote monster checks. It was some validation of the value of the franchise there. The ratings on NXT have continued to grow as we watch them before they come to the network. So, I think on that level, great.”

Friday Night Smackdown and Monday Night Raw are also switching networks in their next deals. The blue brand will start airing on the USA Network starting September 13. NBC secured the US broadcasting rights for the show and agreed to pay $287 million yearly. It will total over $1.4 billion for a five-year deal.

On the other hand, Raw will be shifting from USA Network to Netflix in January 2025. However, it will continue airing on the USA Network until the end of this year. Their current deal will run out in October and for the additional months, USA Network will pay $25 million to WWE ahead of their whopping $500 million, 10-year deal with Netflix.