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WWE Breaking Ground Debuting On Youtube & Facebook – William Shatner As Narrator

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We were sent the following press release by WWE:

WWE® NETWORK’S BREAKING GROUND™ TO PREMIERE ON YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK

STAMFORD, Conn., October 20, 2015 – WWE will offer fans free access to the first episode of its new WWE Network original series, Breaking Ground, on the WWE Facebook page and the WWE YouTube channel at noon ET on Sunday, October 25. Breaking Ground will debut in its regular WWE Network timeslot on Monday, October 26 immediately following Monday Night Raw which airs on USA Network.

Narrated by legendary actor and voiceover artist William Shatner, Breaking Ground gives viewers access to the WWE Performance Center, chronicling what it takes to become a WWE Superstar.

The 10-episode series is produced by WWE and 3 Ball Entertainment. Todd A. Nelson, Ross Weintraub, Brant Pinvidic, DJ Nurre and Jason Sklaver serve as executive producers for 3 Ball Entertainment. Kevin Dunn is executive producer for WWE.

“Ever since I tossed the legendary Jerry “The King” Lawler™ out of the ring, I’ve been enamored with WWE,” said Shatner. “My love affair continues with the new show, Breaking Ground.”

Added 3 Ball Entertainment co-CEOs Todd A. Nelson and Ross Weintraub, “We’re thrilled to be in business with WWE on Breaking Ground, a show that highlights the serious athletic training, ability, and fortitude needed to be among this elite group.”

“We remain committed to developing premium, original content on WWE Network,” said Michelle Wilson, WWE Chief Revenue & Marketing Officer. “Breaking Ground will give our fans unprecedented access and a look into what it takes to make it in WWE.”

William Shatner’s career as an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning actor, director, producer, writer and recording artist spans more than 50 years. Shatner may be best known for originating the role of “Captain James T. Kirk” in the television series Star Trek, which spawned a feature film franchise where Shatner returned as Captain Kirk in seven of the Star Trek movies, one of which he directed. He also starred in The Practice and Boston Legal. On November 15, Shatner will receive the Voice Arts® Icon Award from The Society of Voice Arts and Sciences™ (SOVAS™).

3 Ball Entertainment is one of television’s most prolific producers of reality and non-fiction programming. 3 Ball’s series include Bar Rescue, Catch a Contractor and Sweat Inc. for Spike; LA Hair for WE tv; My Cat From Hell for Animal Planet; Kitten Bowl for Hallmark Channel; and Extreme Weight Loss for ABC, which airs as Obese in 130 countries.

Breaking Ground joins WWE Network’s growing list of original programming including Legends’ House™, Swerved™, Stone Cold® Podcast Live, WWE 24™, The Monday Night War™, The WWE List™ and more.

Here’s a preview clip of Breaking Ground.

There have been seven billion video views of WWE content on YouTube in last 12 months, and in August, WWE became the number one YouTube channel in the world.

WWE Network is the only place to get all 12 WWE pay-per-view events at no additional cost plus 24/7 programming featuring ground-breaking original series, reality shows, documentaries, classic matches, exclusive coverage of special events and the most comprehensive video-on-demand library with more than 3,700 hours of content, including every WWE, WCW® and ECW® pay-per-view.

Like other Internet TV services, such as Netflix and Hulu, fans are able to sign up for WWE Network online by going to WWENetwork.com, and can watch WWE Network on their TVs through connected devices such as Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and Roku streaming devices as well as Smart TVs including Sony, Samsung and Panasonic.

WWE Network is available in more than 175 countries and territories.