Saturday Night's Main Event
Saturday Night's Main Event was a professional wrestling television show that was aired as a special 36 times by World Wrestling Entertainment. Saturday Night's Main Event was a tremendous ratings success for NBC during its heyday, most notably on the March 14, 1987 show, which drew an 11.6 rating, which to this day remains the highest rating any show has ever done in that time slot. That show was headlined by a battle royal featuring Hulk Hogan and André the Giant, who were slated to face each other at WrestleMania III. As Hogan rarely wrestled on the WWF syndicated and cable television shows, Saturday Night's Main Event was the program on free television where most viewers were able to see him in action.[1]
| Saturday Night's Main Event | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Vince McMahon Dick Ebersol |
| Starring | World Wrestling Entertainment roster |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 36 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 1 hour, 30 minutes per episode (including commercials) |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC FOX (2 episodes in 1992) |
| Release | May 11, 1985 – August 2, 2008 |
The Main Event
changeThe success of Saturday Night's Main Event led to several Friday night prime time specials, known as The Main Event. The first of these, on February 5, 1988 featured a WrestleMania III rematch between Hogan and André and drew 33 million viewers and a 15.2 rating, which is still the highest-rated television show in professional wrestling history. This event was shown live. The late night shows however were always taped 1–2 weeks prior to airing.[2]
References
change- ↑ Radio, Eric Cohen Eric Cohen is a sports writer focused on pro wrestling He is a featured guest in wrestling discussions on BBC; Radio, Sirius Hardcore Sports. "The 2016 Class of the WWE Hall of Fame". ThoughtCo.
- ↑ "Saturday Night's Main Event". www.prowrestlinghistory.com.