Biography: WWE Legends
| Biography: WWE Legends | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster for Season 3 | |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 45 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 42–86 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | A&E |
| Release | April 18, 2021 – present |
| Related | |
Biography: WWE Legends is a 2021 American documentary television series. A spin-off of A&E's Biography franchise, the series premiered on April 18, 2021.[1][2]
On March 1, 2022, it was announced that A&E had ordered 35 more episodes of the series.[3]
Plot
[edit]The series consists of two-hour documentaries on different WWE superstars, giving an insight into both their personal and on-screen lives.[4] In seasons 3 and 4, several episodes ran with a shorter one-hour runtime.[5][6]
Series overview
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 8 | April 18, 2021 | June 6, 2021 | |
| 2 | 9 | July 10, 2022 | September 4, 2022 | |
| 3 | 10 | February 19, 2023 | April 16, 2023 | |
| 4 | 18 | February 25, 2024 | August 4, 2024 | |
Episode list
[edit]Season 1 (2021)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Viewers (millions) | Rating (18–49) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Stone Cold Steve Austin" | April 18, 2021 | 1.06 | 0.4[7] |
| 2 | 2 | "Roddy Piper" | April 25, 2021 | 880,000 | 0.3[8] |
| 3 | 3 | "Randy Savage" | May 2, 2021 | 790,000 | 0.3[9] |
| 4 | 4 | "Booker T" | May 9, 2021 | 600,000 | 0.2[10] |
| 5 | 5 | "Shawn Michaels" | May 16, 2021 | 630,000 | 0.2[11] |
| 6 | 6 | "The Ultimate Warrior" | May 23, 2021 | 770,000 | 0.3[12] |
| 7 | 7 | "Mick Foley" | May 30, 2021 | 520,000 | 0.2[13] |
| 8 | 8 | "Bret Hart" | June 6, 2021 | 640,000 | 0.3[14] |
Season 2 (2022)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Viewers (millions) | Rating (18–49) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "The Undertaker" | July 10, 2022 | 582,000 | 0.14[15] |
| 10 | 2 | "Goldberg" | July 17, 2022 | 594,000 | 0.16[15] |
| 11 | 3 | "The Bella Twins" | July 24, 2022 | 420,000 | 0.12[15] |
| 12 | 4 | "Kurt Angle" | July 31, 2022 | 406,000 | 0.11[15] |
| 13 | 5 | "Lex Luger" | August 7, 2022 | 586,000 | 0.17[15] |
| 14 | 6 | "DX" | August 14, 2022 | 594,000 | 0.15[15] |
| 15 | 7 | "Edge" | August 21, 2022 | 453,000 | 0.11[15] |
| 16 | 8 | "Rey Mysterio" | August 28, 2022 | 444,000 | 0.12[15] |
| 17 | 9 | "WrestleMania I" | September 4, 2022 | 385,000 | 0.07[15] |
Season 3 (2023)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Viewers (millions) | Rating (18–49) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | "NWO" | February 19, 2023 | 495,000 | 0.15[15] |
| 19 | 2 | "Jake Roberts" | February 26, 2023 | 453,000 | 0.12[15] |
| 20 | 3 | "Chyna" | March 5, 2023 | 481,000 | 0.14[16] |
| 21 | 4 | "Kane" | March 12, 2023 | 383,000 | 0.13[16] |
| 22 | 5 | "Jerry Lawler" | March 19, 2023 | 350,000 | 0.11[16] |
| 23 | 6 | "Paige" | March 19, 2023 | 297,000 | 0.10[16] |
| 24 | 7 | "Charlotte Flair" | March 26, 2023 | 338,000 | 0.11[17] |
| 25 | 8 | "Yokozuna" | March 26, 2023 | 366,000 | 0.13[17] |
| 26 | 9 | "Dusty Rhodes" | April 9, 2023 | 461,000 | 0.14[18] |
| 27 | 10 | "The Iron Sheik" | April 16, 2023 | 452,000 | 0.14[19] |
Season 4 (2024)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Viewers (millions) | Rating (18–49) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 1 | "Randy Orton" | February 25, 2024 | 377,000 | 0.11[19] |
| 29 | 2 | "Sgt. Slaughter" | March 3, 2024 | 276,000 | 0.07[20] |
| 30 | 3 | "Scott Hall" | March 10, 2024 | 407,000 | 0.13[20] |
| 31 | 4 | "Diamond Dallas Page" | March 17, 2024 | 368,000 | 0.09[21] |
| 32 | 5 | "British Bulldog" | March 24, 2024 | 357,000 | 0.11[22] |
| 33 | 6 | "Roman Reigns" | March 31, 2024 | 337,000 | 0.11[23] |
| 34 | 7 | "Stone Cold Steve Austin’s Last Match" | May 19, 2024 | 226,000 | 0.07[24] |
| 35 | 8 | "Eddie Guerrero" | May 26, 2024 | 218,000 | 0.05[25] |
| 36 | 9 | "Ricky Steamboat" | June 2, 2024 | 288,000 | 0.08[26] |
| 37 | 10 | "ECW - Birth of Hardcore" | June 16, 2024 | N/A | TBA |
| 38 | 11 | "Rob Van Dam" | June 23, 2024 | N/A | TBA |
| 39 | 12 | "The Steiner Brothers" | June 30, 2024 | N/A | TBA |
| 40 | 13 | "The Miz" | July 14, 2024 | N/A | TBA |
| 41 | 14 | "Mark Henry" | July 21, 2024 | N/A | TBA |
| 42 | 15 | "Ted DiBiase" | July 28, 2024 | N/A | TBA |
| 43 | 16 | "Paul Heyman" | July 28, 2024 | N/A | TBA |
| 44 | 17 | "Trish Stratus" | August 4, 2024 | N/A | TBA |
| 45 | 18 | "Becky Lynch" | August 4, 2024 | N/A | TBA |
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