RAW/Nitro time changes

[BifEverchad 0]

Just a few questions about the classic Monday Night War....

 

When did RAW go from being a 1-hour show to a 2-hour show? Also, was it LIVE for the first little while, and then changed to a live one week, taped another routine?

 

As for Nitro, when did it go from being a 2-hr block to an extended THREE hour bock?

 

Thanks, in advance.

[JHawk 0]

Just a few questions about the classic Monday Night War....

 

When did RAW go from being a 1-hour show to a 2-hour show? Also, was it LIVE for the first little while, and then changed to a live one week, taped another routine?

 

As for Nitro, when did it go from being a 2-hr block to an extended THREE hour bock?

 

Thanks, in advance.

WWE had a two hour "Royal Rumble Raw" on 2/3/1997 that was allegedly going to show the entire 1997 Royal Rumble, but wound up being most of the previous week's card from Toronto. 2/13/1997 was Thursday Raw Thursday where HBK lost his smile (which aired live). 2/17 was the first live two hour Raw, and they went through about WrestleMania or so (with the exception of 3/3) live every week before settling into the live one week and taped the next at that point, IIRC.

 

Nitro did a few three hour specials in 1997 before going to three hours weekly in January 1998 (I want to say 1/26 but can't remember for sure).

[MillenniumMan831 0]

That Royal Rumble Raw BS pissed me off. I was totally psyched to see the RR free but instead they show little clips throughout the show. And not even in order either. That was an awful bait-and-switch.

[Si82 0]

Nitro did a few three hour specials in 1997 before going to three hours weekly in January 1998 (I want to say 1/26 but can't remember for sure).

It was indeed the 1/26 show that Nitro went to three hours.