So, I found myself wondering the other day, just how long is WWE Raw, actually? It feels like it goes on forever sometimes, you know? Not like back in the day.
I remember catching it way back, seemed like a much tighter show. Maybe two hours? But memory plays tricks. It got me thinking about how things change, like how suddenly you look back and stuff you used to do just doesn’t fit into your schedule anymore. Like trying to catch a live show start to finish.
My Little Investigation
Anyway, I decided to stop guessing and actually figure it out. First thing, just typed it into a search engine. You get a quick answer usually, right? But then you see different things pop up. Some fan sites talking about runtime without commercials, others about the TV slot.
- Checked a few wrestling news places.
- Looked at my TV guide app.
- Tried remembering the last time I actually sat through a whole episode live.
It’s funny, reminds me of trying to figure out project timelines at my old job. Everyone had a different estimate, depended on who you asked, what mood they were in. You’d get one answer from a dev, another from marketing, and the boss just wanted it done yesterday. Total mess sometimes.
Getting the Real Deal
So, cutting through the noise, I looked for the official schedule, the TV listings, that sort of thing. What the network actually blocks out time for.
And yeah, the standard answer came up pretty consistently once I focused on the broadcast slot.
WWE Raw is scheduled for three hours.
Yep. Three solid hours, every single week. That includes all the commercials, the chatter, the entrances, everything crammed into that TV window. It started being three hours quite a while back, I think around 2012? Before that, it definitely felt more manageable at two hours.
Honestly, three hours is a huge commitment for one show, week after week. Explains why I mostly catch highlights now, or just have it on in the background while I’m doing other stuff. It’s tough to dedicate a whole evening chunk like that anymore. Things just get in the way. But hey, that’s the runtime they go with. Makes you wonder how much actual wrestling fits into those three hours, but that’s a whole other can of worms.
