/ Netflix’s first big live TV deal is for one of cable’s most reliable ratings draws. It’ll take Raw off of linear TV after 31 years. Photo by Michelle Farsi / Zuffa LLC
Netflix has dabbled in live broadcasts over the last year or so, and now the company has announced a long-term deal with the WWE to broadcast its headline weekly show, Monday Night Raw, starting next year. This is the first time Monday Night Raw, which broadcasts live every week, is leaving traditional linear television, as it has been the No. 1 rated program on NBCUniversal’s USA Network, and it has tie-ins to NBCU’s streaming platform, Peacock.
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