WWE Launching Saturday Morning Show In Two Weeks

WWE will launch a Saturday morning program geared towards children on August 25, Los Angeles Time reports.

In two weeks, Saban Brands will launch Vortexx, a five-hour block of original children’s programming aimed at young boys. The slate of shows will air on the CW television network, with WWE Saturday Morning Slam anchoring the block.

The half-hour program will feature one wrestling match a week, as well as Superstar profiles, behind-the-scenes footage and anti-bullying messages via ‘be a STAR.’

Saban Brands approached WWE about doing the show after executives noticed toys featuring WWE Superstars were among the best-selling items. According to Los Angeles Times, WWE’s research shows that children, including a “healthy contingent” of boys younger than 12, consist of 22% of their viewing audience. Saban and WWE are hoping to capitalize on the data with Saturday Morning Slam.

Eric Pankowski, senior vice president for WWE creative and development, said the organization is aware of potential media concerns of violence airing on a program geared toward children.

“We are very sensitive to the fact that we are speaking to an audience of children,” said Pankowski. “We want to make sure that the content that we put on at 10 o’clock on Saturday morning is appropriate for younger audiences.”

The full story is available here.

  • b-ri

    No No No No No if they have a morning show then raw and smackdown should be tv-14 again i mean kids shouldn’t even be staying up that late (11 and 10 o’clock) anyway there shouldnt be any reason why all the shows even PPV’s should be PG

    • Cenas Raw 1000 Boner

      NO b-ri, ur wrong. RAW and Smackdown is geared towards 10 year olds. Their saturday show will be for 5 year olds. Barney and Sonic the Hedgehog will be the hosts.

  • SUVMNBVX

    JUST MAKE RAW TV I4………………………………

  • CoolMoM1978

    Yay another kid show :D i love the PG era why can’t we play nice :) blood is too horrifying and women exposing themself is a disgusting act of the devil! Attitude era was the worst era WWE ever had I can just imagine the low ratings they had

    • Vince McMahon

      I guess I must be the devil because my fans wants to see Puppies!

  • Scott Hall

    I like to get drunk and strangle my girlfriend just for sh*tz and giggles

    • Kurt Angle

      Oh yeah Hall? I like to get drunk and drive in the middle of a highway… With A Broken Freaking Neck!

  • Vader

    Geared towards the kids?. EVERY show is now about the kids, little bastards are stealing my shows!

  • Paul Heyman

    “OH FOR THE LOVE OF GOD ENOUGH!!!”