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The 636th episode of Raw aired yesterday 1 August 2005 on
Spike TV. It surpassed the previous record-holder, Gunsmoke,
which produced 635 original episodes during its 20-year run on television.
Raw's production schedule that calls for 52 original episodes
a year. In India WWE action airs on Ten Sports. WWE introduced Raw
on the USA Network in January 1993. The successful live, prime-time
weekly cable series moved to Spike TV in September 2000. In April,
WWE and NBC Universal inked a new, three-year agreement that will
return Raw to USA Network from 3 October 2005.
WWE executive producer Kevin Dunn says, “This is a tremendous milestone,
and a testament to the dedication of our talented cast of Superstars,
television crews and writers who work tirelessly week in and week
out to produce the best program possible for our viewers. We are
very proud of producing a weekly television program that for 13
years has grown in recognition and in ratings to the point where
it is consistently, 52 weeks a year, one of the most watched regularly
scheduled programmes on ad-supported cable. Our longevity on television
is directly related to the unbelievable enthusiasm and passion of
our WWE fans. We look forward to entertaining them for years to
come.”
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