WWE ‘Saturday Night’s Main Event’ to Air Primetime on NBC and Peacock With John Cena Returning
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WWE’s “Saturday Night’s Main Event” will air live on both NBC and Peacock.
The pro wrestling spectacle makes its next stop at the Yuengling Center in Tampa Bay, Fla. on May 24. The telecast of the event will air simultaneously on both NBC and Peacock.
As part of his WWE retirement tour, John Cena will also make his first appearance at “Saturday Night’s Main Event” in more than a decade. Cena had made a shocking heel turn by siding with The Rock against Cody Rhodes before the WWE Undisputed Championship Match at WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas. Cena is hoping to surpass Ric Flair’s World Title record of 16 and claim his 17th as part of his goodbye circuit.
“Saturday Night’s Main Event” marks the third quarterly primetime special airing on NBC and Peacock as part of the WWE’s five-year domestic media rights partnership. The deal kickstarted with “Smackdown” premiering on USA Network back in September.
Other upcoming WWE events streaming live on Peacock include WrestleMania 41 on April 19 and 20, which will air live from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev.
While the WWE has this deal with NBC, its “Monday Night Raw” programming transitioned over to Netflix at the beginning of 2025. The show has experienced a marked success right from its January debut.
The inaugural episode of WWE “RAW” on Netflix brought in 4.9 million global views in live plus one day ratings, securing a strong start for the pro wrestling league’s shift to streaming.
The first match of the year averaged 2.6 million households in the U.S., according to VideoAmp, a 116% increase from the average U.S. audience “RAW” saw in 2024 (1.2 million households). The inaugural match also had a higher viewership than any other Monday night “RAW” broadcast in the past five years and doubled its audience in the 18-to-46 demographic compared to 2024.
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