The Hollywood Reporter has an interview up with Kathleen Finch, Warner Bros. Discovery US Networks Group chair and chief content officer.
There have been a lot of reports this year about cost cutting across the various Warner Bros. Discovery networks and some have asked what this all means for AEW.
During the interview, Finch seemed happy with AEW’s viewership numbers. That is backed up with some recent press releases sent out by Warner Bros. Discovery. AEW usually ranks number 1 among all programs in the key demos on Wednesday nights.
Finch said that they are looking at adding more wrestling content. She said, “We really play in the sports space. One of the things that we’re doing around sports is creating shoulder programming to hold onto those fans. AEW [All Elite Wrestling] pulls huge numbers, so we are working with the wrestling team to figure out what new kind of content can we build that’s not in a wrestling ring.”
For anyone who had doubts, the quote above should answer questions about the relationship between Warner Bros. Discovery and AEW. The only question is what the rights fees will look like when it comes time to negotiate a new deal.
