WWE re-signs with USA

World Wrestling Entertainment in Stamford has renewed its contracts with the USA Network for four years. The deal will keep the ratings juggernaut “WWE Monday Night Raw” on the network through fall 2014.

“USA Network is a true partner and not just a network that distributes WWE”™s premiere television show, ”˜WWE Monday Night Raw,”™” said Vince McMahon, chairman and CEO of WWE. “I am thrilled to have a long term deal with USA Network.”

“WWE Monday Night Raw,” a cable mainstay for more than 16 years, continues to be one of the most watched regularly scheduled programs on ad-supported cable television. The program is currently averaging 5.5 million total viewers. The USA Network is a division of NBC Universal.

“I couldn’t be happier about continuing one of the most successful collaborations in television history,” said Bonnie Hammer, president of NBC Universal Cable Entertainment and Universal Cable Productions. “Vince McMahon and his entire team are an invaluable part of the USA family.””

In recent months “WWE Monday Night Raw” has featured celebrity guest hosts which have produced an 11 percent increase in total viewers. Guests have included Shaquille O”™Neal, Jeremy Piven, Ozzy Osbourne, Bob Barker, Snoop Dogg, Ben Roethlisberger and the Rev. Al Sharpton.