TWF Television Programmes Information

Wednesday Grit BasH
Premières: Channel 5, Wednesdays @ 8pm [2 hours]
Encores: 5ACTION, Thursdays @ 9pm; Channel 5, Saturdays @ 12pm [1 hour edit];
xWn, Saturdays @ 7pm; xWn, Sundays @ 2pm
First Aired: 2000‐02‐08
Rope Colours: Blue
Announcers: Jonathan Cullen & Bryan Daniels (since 2021‐04‐09)
Theme Song: Moshpit by Bohnes (since 2019‐01‐02)

History: The first episode of Wednesday Grit BasH (a corruption of "Great Bash") aired on Sky Sports in February 2000, becoming the first TWF show aired. 20+ years later, it remains the TWF's flagship broadcast.
In 2005, Grit BasH moved to the xWn, but it later returned "home" to Sky Sports in 2007. Channel changes were common due to the Sky Sports portfolio at the time, so in May 2007, Sky cleared a permanent slot on Sky Three, returning professional wrestling to UK (digital) terrestrial basis for the first time since 1988. The TWF and Sky's desire to broadcast the show in the UK in high definition (international broadcasts had been available since the TWF's return from hiatus) saw a unique arrangement from August 2007 where the show would air in standard definition on Sky Three, but on Sky One HD. In October 2008, Grit BasH moved it's standard definition broadcast over to Sky One, remaining on Sky One HD.
The flagship show stayed on the flagship network for over a decade, and on 2016‐09‐07, the show began airing in UHD in the UK, after Sky Q was launched in the UK (international broadcasts had been available since the previous year). After a 20‐year partnership was not renewed, Grit BasH became the jewel in the crown for Channel 5, beginning in January 2019, instantly becoming the most-watched programme on the channel.

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Friday Fury
Premières: xWn, Fridays @ 9pm [2 hours]
Encores: xWn, Saturdays @ 1pm [1 hour edit]; xWn, Saturdays @ 9pm;
xWn, Sundays @ 4pm; xWn, Tuesdays @ 5pm
First Aired: 2004‐07‐16
Rope Colours: Orange/Flame/Red
Announcers: Jonathan Cullen & Bryan Daniels (since 2021‐04‐09)
Theme Song: REVOLUTION by coldrain (since 2020‐01‐10)

History: Fury came to replace the TWF's previous Friday night broadcasts: Friday Nitro, and later, Raw. Compared to it's more established sibling, Fury's channel history is unremarkable, as it has aired in exactly the same slot since it's first episode. Fury is the flagship programme of the xWn (formerly xWa Network) and remains it's most watched show. With the launches of xWn HD in January 2008, and the TWF programming being made available in UHD in the UK in September 2016, Fury was made available in those formats.

Meltdown
Premières: 5ACTION, Sundays @ 12pm [1 hour]
Encores: xWn, Sundays @ 6pm; 5ACTION, Tuesdays @ 9pm; 5ACTION, Thursdays @ 9pm
First Aired: 2002
Hosted by: Caleb Gregory & Ciera Bell (since 2021‐04‐11)
Theme Song: Brick Wall by A Day to Remember (since 2021‐01‐10)

History: Meltdown began life in 2002, forming part of the "TWF Saturday" block on Channel Five alongside the magazine programme, Time‐Out. The show featured matches from the week's events, including exclusive undercard matches ‐ usually taped before Raw or Fury. The show aired on Channel 5 through 2012, becoming one of the longest running programmes on the channel. As part of the TWF's broadcast deal with Sky, in January 2012, the programme moved to Sky One.
When Grit BasH moved over to Channel 5 in January 2019, the rest of the TWF's output moved with it, and Meltdown returned to the Channel 5 family, now airing it's first‐run episodes on sister network, 5STAR. With the COVID‐19 pandemic meaning the TWF altered it's programming schedule, Meltdown started to have less exclusive matches until it became almost exclusively became a recap show. After Mr. BIG's return to the company in April 2021, the show received a new set, new hosts, a slightly altered format (based on the success of Overload) and the return of an exclusive undercard match or two.

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Overload
Premières: Channel 5, Saturdays @ 1pm [1 hour]
Encores: 5ACTION, Sundays @ 6pm; xWn, Mondays @ 5pm;
xWn, Tuesdays @ 11pm; 5ACTION, Thursdays @ 10pm
First Aired: 2010‐01‐03
Hosted by: Dan Chancellor & Chuck Kirby (since 2021‐09‐04)
Theme Song: (since 2021‐01‐09)

History: Overload joined the TWF's stable of shows on January 3, 2010 as a replacement for the long running WarZone. WarZone was the TWF's most exported show, eventually seen in over 50 countries world wide.
In January 2014, the show was given a fresh look and new faces anchored the programme, with the popular trio of Chancellor, Kirby and Mancini's effortless chemistry on show. Every week, they take fans through highlights of Grit BasH, Fury and Meltdown, whilst putting their own spin on the week's events. Prior to a special event, Overload will also air a 30‐minute pre‐show, spotlighting specific matches in the build‐up to the show and occasionally featuring an exclusive match itself.