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#4. WWE launches Monday Night RAW - January 11th, 1993

WWE has bragged several times that Monday Night RAW is the longest-running episodic television show in history, but unlike several facts that come from the company, this isn't an exaggeration.

The company launched the very first episode of Monday Night RAW on January 11th, 1993, meaning that the show has been going on for almost three decades.

The show replaced Prime Time Wrestling in the Monday night slot, a show that had aired for eight years and streamed live from the Grand Ballroom at the Manhattan Center in New York City. The show became the first to stream live matches in front of an audience since all shows previously had seen pre-taped matches take place.

The show initially aired live each week, but when this became a financial drain, from the spring of 1993 until spring 1997, WWE taped several weeks' worth of episodes following their live shows.

Originally, RAW launched as a 60-minute show, but over the years it has grown to now include a three-hour episode on a weekly basis. RAW later led to the launch of SmackDown several years later in 1999 after the company was famously able to overcome WCW in the Monday Night Wars.