What Is The Start Time & Date Of Monday Night Raw?

Monday Night Raw has been WWE’s flagship television show since its introduction in 1993. With over 1,500 episodes and counting, Raw has established itself as a long-running weekly television series. Raw began as a one-hour program, but it has expanded to three hours under the request of the USA Network.

While WWE remains very much involved with NBC Universal as a business partner, Monday Night Raw is not expected to be featured on the USA Network for much longer. That’s because the network has already signed a massive five-year deal to secure the broadcasting rights of SmackDown beginning in October 2024. USA Network will lose broadcasting rights to WWE’s NXT brand around the same time its SmackDown deal kicks in.

With the CW Network picking up NXT, Monday Night Raw is the lone WWE television show without a new network deal announced for the fall of 2024. This has led to some confusion over Raw’s future and the current schedule, but fear not. We’ve got you covered on Monday Night Raw’s start time and date.

The following Monday Night Raw episode will occur on November 13, 2023. It will air live on the USA Network at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PDT. All episodes of Raw will continue airing on the USA Network through September 2024.

It has been reported by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that USA Network remains interested in renewing its deal to air Raw. Other networks reportedly interested in acquiring broadcast rights for Monday Night Raw are Warner Bros. through TNT and TBS, Discovery, and FX.

Reports have stated that USA Network isn’t likely to win out on the Raw sweepstakes due to its big spending on SmackDown. With that said the relationship between WWE and NBC Universal may be strong enough that USA Network could get a bargain deal. Time will tell what transpires, but the start time and day for Monday Night Raw could very well change around this time next year.

Here’s a look at the rest of the WWE Monday Night Raw schedule for 2023:

Nov. 13 – Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

Nov. 20 – Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, MI

Nov. 27 – Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

Dec. 4 – MVP Arena in Albany, NY

Dec. 11 – Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, OH

Dec. 18 – Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA

Dec. 25 – This will be a pre-taped episode

Fernando Quiles Jr.

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