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'''''WWE Afterburn''''' |
'''''WWE Afterburn''''' was a [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]] television program which recaps events taking place on WWE's weekly flagship program, ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''. Along with ''[[WWE Bottom Line|Bottom Line]]'', it replaced WWE's previous syndicated highlight show, ''Jakked''. The show ran from May 2002 until September 2005 domestically, broadcasting 172 episodes domestically before being removed from syndication. The show continues to run in some international markets, with it being televised in [[South Africa]], [[Italy]], [[Germany]], [[Spain]] and [[South Asia]]. |
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==International variations== |
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Revision as of 15:43, 9 June 2020
| WWE Afterburn | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | Vince McMahon |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 750 (as of December 10, 2016) |
| Production | |
| Production location | Stamford, Connecticut |
| Camera setup | Multicamera setup |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Spike Syndicated overseas |
| Release | May 25, 2002 – present |
| Related | |
| Bottom Line Experience This Week Vintage Free For All | |
WWE Afterburn was a syndicated television program which recaps events taking place on WWE's weekly flagship program, SmackDown. Along with Bottom Line, it replaced WWE's previous syndicated highlight show, Jakked. The show ran from May 2002 until September 2005 domestically, broadcasting 172 episodes domestically before being removed from syndication. The show continues to run in some international markets, with it being televised in South Africa, Italy, Germany, Spain and South Asia.
International variations
Middle East, Malaysia, and South Africa
WWE Afterburn still airs on MBC Action on Tuesday (previously Sunday) evenings in the Middle East. It airs at 8pm in Saudi Arabia, and airs in the United Arab Emirates at 9pm. In Malaysia, Afterburn debuted on May 6, 2011. It aired every Monday at 10pm on Astro SuperSport 4, but now on Astro Prima every Thursday at 11pm. The show airs on eKasi+ in South Africa on Fridays at 10pm.
Australia
In Australia, WWE Afterburn debuted in 2008 on Channel Nine. Afterburn was the only free-to-air WWE show in Australia at the time, with Raw, SmackDown, NXT and Superstars all airing on Fox8. Afterburn had a time slot 1pm every Sunday, before being moved to 12am every Tuesday. WWE Afterburn aired 132 episodes in Australia before being removed from syndication on July 28, 2010. Afterburn was replaced with a similar show titled WWE Experience starting November 4 however in December 2014, Afterburn returned and was broadcast on 7mate.[1][2]
Hosts
| Year(s) | Hosts |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Marc Lloyd |
| 2002–2003 | Ivory |
| 2003 | Rue DeBona |
| 2003–2009 | Josh Mathews |
| 2009–2011 | Jack Korpela |
| 2011–2012 | Matt Striker |
| 2012–2013 | Tony Dawson |
| 2013 | Scott Stanford |
| 2014–2015 | Renee Young |
| 2015–2016 | Scott Stanford |
| 2016–present | Cathy Kelley and Scott Stanford |
Fill in guest hosts
| Year(s) | Hosts |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Josh Mathews |
| 2005 | Michael Cole and Tazz |
| 2008 | Jack Korpela |
| 2011 | Scott Stanford |
| 2013, 2015–2017 |
Tom Phillips |
| 2014 | Rich Brennan |
| 2015 | Kyle Edwards |
Broadcast
WWE Afterburn was broadcast from May 2002 to September 2005, before it was removed from syndication in the US. The show still airs in international markets to fulfil programming commitments.
| Country | Network | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Arab world | MBC Action | Tuesdays, 9pm |
| Australia | Foxtel | On Demand |
| Bangladesh | TEN Sports | Mondays, 5:30pm, 11pm. Tuesdays, 8am |
| Bhutan | TEN Sports | Wednesdays, 5:30pm |
| Cyprus | LTV1 | Thursdays, 7pm. Mondays, 6pm |
| France | Canal+ and Canal+ Sport (France) | Fridays, 6am. Wednesdays, 7:10am. Sundays, 7:10am |
| Germany | DAZN | Mondays, On Demand |
| Ireland | Sky Sports | Sundays, 9am, 10pm |
| Japan | J Sports 4 | Saturdays, 10am |
| Malaysia | Astro | Mondays, 10pm |
| Pakistan | TEN Sports | Tuesdays, 11:30am, 9:30pm |
| Portugal | Sport TV | Wednesdays, 6pm |
| Spain | Gol | Sundays, 3pm |
See also
References
- ^ "WWE Afterburn". Tvcatchupaustralia.com. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
- ^ "WWE Afterburn Australia". Yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-25.