UPDATED: ROH TV Done on Destination America November 25th – Moves to COMET on December 2nd

UPDATE: ROH sent out the following today, announcing that ROH TV will air nationally on COMET starting December 2nd. The show will air at midnight. They also confirmed that the deal with Destination America will end with the November 25th episode. Sinclair owns the channel (in a joint venture between the MGM Television division), so this is basically an expansion of their own syndication of the product. The show will still air in syndication, but the COMET deal will allow the show to be watched in areas where the syndication doesn’t reach. The channel reportedly reaches 60% of the US. Here is the official announcement…

(BALTIMORE, MD) – Ring of Honor (“ROH”) is proud to announce that beginning December 2nd, ROH will air its weekly television program nationally on the COMET television channel. Fans will be able to #WatchROH every Wednesday night at midnight for the latest Ring of Honor action.

“Ring of Honor has been enjoying tremendous growth and expansion across the broadcast space, including new local TV deals in strategic markets, and even internationally with L’Equipe 21 in France,” said Ring of Honor COO, Joe Koff. “As we continue to push for greater domestic and international distribution, Ring of Honor truly showcases itself as world-class wrestling. Having Ring of Honor on COMET, in addition to the availability in Sinclair markets and independent agreements, means fans across the United States can continue to enjoy ROH television weekly.”

Ring of Honor’s weekly episodes recently enjoyed great success on Destination America, peaking at 227,000 viewers on a single television airing. ROH’s 26-week deal signed in May 2015 with Destination America is set to expire, which will see ROH’s final episode air on the channel on November 25th, 2015.

Sinclair Television Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) (“Sinclair”), and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (“MGM”), recently announced that COMET, the first-ever 24 hour/7 day per week science fiction multi-channel network, which will feature more than 1,500 hours of premium MGM content, would premiere in over 60% of the country and over 65 million homes on October 31st of this year. The network will debut in all top markets including New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL; Philadelphia, PA; Seattle, WA; Denver, CO; St. Louis, MO; San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA; Washington D.C.; Boston, MA; Pittsburgh, PA and Houston, TX. In addition to the Sinclair owned television stations, COMET will also launch on a number of Tribune and Titan stations.

Fans can also watch Ring of Honor content on http://rohwrestling.com. To find out where Ring of Honor Wrestling airs in your area click here. Fans can also follow Ring of Honor’s social media channels for even more content and news, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

– You can find out more about COMET TV at this link.

ORIGINAL: According to f4wonline.com, Ring of Honor Chief Operating Officer Joe Koff stated this morning that there will be an announcement made later today regarding the company’s television situation. ROH, which is owned by Sinclair broadcasting, runs in syndication on the various Sinclair networks. In June, the promotion started to air on Destination America, with the deal set to run a total of 26 weeks. The deal is set to expire in early December, and the site adds that Mike Johnson on PWInsider reported today that the contract will expire without a renewal.