WWE®’s ECW® To Air 100th Episode This Tuesday On SCI FI
Courtesy of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.:
STAMFORD, Conn., May 5, 2008 – World Wrestling Entertainment® and the SCI FI Channel announced today that the 100th episode of “ECW: Extreme Championship Wrestling®” will air this Tuesday, May 6, at 10 p.m./9C, live on SCI FI.
Since its debut on June 16, 2006, ECW has been one of the network’s highest rated programs, averaging nearly 2 million viewers per week. Led by ECW Champion Kane®, as well as Superstars such as CM Punk™, Chavo Guerrero™, WWE Tag Team Champions John Morrison™ and The Miz™, and WWE Diva Kelly Kelly™, ECW is consistently one of the top performing cable programs on Tuesday nights among men.
“Airing 100 episodes of ECW is a huge milestone for WWE and SCI FI,” said Geof Rochester, Executive Vice President, Marketing. “We guarantee that ECW fans can expect the next 100 episodes to be even more compelling, more exciting, and more action-packed.”
"We are very happy to mark this programming milestone with ECW on SCI FI, " said SCI FI President, Dave Howe. "We look forward to continued success with our partners at WWE and being the home of the powerful ECW franchise."
To catch up on all the action, go to ECW.com and SCIFI.com.
SCI FI Channel is a television network where "what if" is what's on. SCI FI fuels the imagination of viewers with original series and events, blockbuster movies and classic science fiction and fantasy programming, as well as a dynamic Web site (www.scifi.com) and magazine. Launched in 1992, and currently in 93 million homes, SCI FI Channel is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies.
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