Destination America signs ROH TV

[Stopspot]

Well May has turned into a very interesting month in wrestling

 

[Bort]

:hogan:

 

[Stopspot]

So ROH runs at 7/8. And Impact moves to 8/9, for a few months at least.

 

[Stopspot]

Full press release.

DESTINATION AMERICA BRINGS MORE ACTION TO THE RING

ACQUIRING THE RIGHTS TO RING OF HONOR’S

WEEKLY TELEVISION PROGRAMMING

(Silver Spring, Md.) –Destination America announced today that it has signed a national broadcast deal with professional wrestling league RING OF HONOR, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., bringing one of the most respected wrestling organizations to the only network dedicated to all-American entertainment. Destination America is now the one-two-punch to professional wrestling, adding RING OF HONOR (ROH) to its line-up after launching IMPACT WRESTLING in early 2015. RING OF HONOR has been delivering top wrestling matches for ten years with captivating hard-hitting stars such as Jay & Mark Briscoe, AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, The Young Bucks, Maria Kanellis, Adam Cole and Jay Lethal. Destination America will pack on the action beginning Wednesday June 3 with the series premiere of RING OF HONOR at 8/7c leading into brand new premieres of IMPACT WRESTLING at 9/8c.

“With the electric and intense matches that RING OF HONOR provides, Destination America is the network for fans to get an entire evening of jaw-dropping entertainment on Wednesday nights,” said Marc Etkind, general manager of Destination America. “RING OF HONOR showcases tenacity, athleticism and passion and it serves as the place where America’s favorite wrestling stars are born.”

“We are very excited to be partnering with Destination America for the broader distribution of the ROH programming,” commented Joe Koff, Chief Operating Officer – Ring of Honor Wrestling. “ROH will now reach an additional 57 million households including those in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and other large cities where Ring of Honor is not currently airing. ROH has a loyal fan base and is one of the fastest growing major wrestling franchises in the country. With this great partnership with Destination America, we can continue to expand our footprint and reach while producing entertaining, original content and continuing to provide wrestling fans some of the best wrestling content available.”

RING OF HONOR will premiere on Wednesday, June 3 leading into IMPACT WRESTLING, making Destination America the home for wrestling every Wednesday evening. The first match will feature the Briscoe Brothers, Mark and Jay, as they face off with the House of Truth in the main event. Also catch athletes of New Japan Pro Wrestling battle it out with the RING OF HONOR stars and follow former NFL lineman Moose compete against BJ Whitmer.

Since launching in 2012, Destination America has become one of cable’s top fastest-growing networks, and continues to earn telecast ratings records among key series. In 2015 to date, Destination America has acquired over 50 million unique viewers. With top series that explore unique American cultures and ways of life – including Paranormal Survivor, Hillbilly Blood, Buying the Bayou, and BBQ Pitmasters – Destination America’s programming spans the nation from Alaska, Hawaii and Colorado to Louisiana, West Virginia and communities in between. To find Destination America, go to destinationamerica.com/watchda.

About Destination America

Destination America is the only network to celebrate the people, places, and stories of the United States. The inclusive network targeting Adults 25-54 is available in more than 57 million homes, emblazoning television screens with the grit and tenacity, honesty and work ethic, humor and adventurousness that characterize our nation. Destination America features travel, food, adventure, home, and natural history, with original series like BBQ Pitmasters; A Haunting; Mountain Monsters; Buying Alaska; Buying the Bayou; and Railroad Alaska. For more information, please visit DestinationAmerica.com, facebook.com/DestinationAmerica, or twitter.com/DestAmerica. Destination America is part of Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK), the world’s #1 pay-TV provider reaching nearly 3 billion cumulative subscribers in 220 countries and territories.

Be honest. Who saw this in the future when ROH was bought by Sinclair in 2010-2011?

 

[Prince Bálor]

"Guys, we are screwed." - Dixie Carter

 

[Bort]

TNA talent wasn't even notified, lmao, check MVP's Twatter: https://twitter.com/The305MVP

 

[ShaRpY HaRdY]

Lol it'll be interesting to compare the viewership between the two.

So ROH runs at 7/8. And Impact moves to 8/9, for a few months at least.

I'm confused by this? are you talking about time it starts airing?

ROH will be airing from 8PM Eastern Time to 9 PM Eastern Time and then TNA from 9PM Eastern to 11PM Eastern (TNA is still 2 hours right lol?)

 

[Stopspot]

Lol it'll be interesting to compare the viewership between the two.




I'm confused by this? are you talking about time it starts airing?

ROH will be airing from 8PM Eastern Time to 9 PM Eastern Time and then TNA from 9PM Eastern to 11PM Eastern (TNA is still 2 hours right lol?)

Yeah I got the timezones confused.

 

[ShaRpY HaRdY]

Yeah I got the timezones confused.

oh alright cool, was just making sure that's what you were going for.



Cool to know I'll be able to watch ROH on TV in a prime time slot rather than at 1AM on a Saturday or Sunday.

 

[Stopspot]

Source: PWInsider

Regarding Ring of Honor coming to Destination America next month, the episodes will be the ones owned and distributed by Sinclair Broadcasting. They will debut over the weekends for Sinclair affiliates and then air Wednesdays on Destination America.

ROH and Destination America have reportedly been building a relationship over the past few months and it's said to be independent of what's going on with Destination America and TNA. Destination America reportedly wants pro wrestling on their network and they want to be the "destination" for the business.

This is not confirmed yet but word is that ROH will air weekly on Destination America at least through the end of this year, possibly longer.

 

[CFCrusader]

Sounds nice for ROH but they need more international deals.

So what, did D-A just fuck over TNA? I'm laughing at this entire thing (mainly because of MVP being, rightly, pissed off on Twitter) but what the fuck is going on :O

 

[CM Punk]

Lol TNA. Some how, some way they always make me laugh.

 

[Stopspot]

Sounds nice for ROH but they need more international deals.

Do they? They've been running for 13 years without international TV and done fine. Don't rush things.

ROH continues to expand because they don't care about "competing" with other companies, they just keep doing their thing the best way possible.

 

[CM Punk]

This is pretty cool in the sense that right after Impact people will tune in on ROH.

 

[Stopspot]

This is pretty cool in the sense that right after Impact people will tune in on ROH.

Other way around. ROH leads into impact.

And even if ROH only pulls half the ratings on DA that TNA do, they'll still be profitable since DA are just buying a ready show, not producing themselves. And ROH got to keep all their other TV syndication deals (which already pull ratings equal to TNA according to Sinclair) to combine the DA ratings with.