DAVE Danger Zone TV

DAVE Danger Zone TV (stylized as DAVE: Danger Zone TV) is a professional wrestling television program produced by the now-defunct Magisterian professional wrestling company Danger And Violence Extreme (DAVE) that consists of footage from brand-new matches and recorded interviews. It aired in syndication from March 16, 1995 until December 26, 2002, before transferring to the basic cable channel Extreme on January 2, 2003, and became the network's highest-rated sports show until the show's cancellation in 2007. FITE, an American combat sports digital video streaming service, has all episodes accessible.

History
Prior to the creation of Danger Zone TV, DAVE hosted a weekly event called 'Highway to the Danger Zone,' which was distributed on DVD. The weekly event was a relatively critical and commercial success, grossing between M$25,000 and M$50,000 and receiving favorable reviews from both fans and critics. The weekly event's popularity inspired head booker Phil Vibert to launch Danger Zone TV, the weekly event's successor.

Danger Zone TV was edited from footage of DAVE's live performances from every area DAVE visits from 1995 to 2000. Backstage promos and vignettes were also featured, which were not presented to the live crowd or included on home video recordings of the events. Major musical performers' music videos were occasionally screened, intermingled with film chronicling the history of current feuds and spectacular spots.

Danger Zone TV had a dramatic revamp in 2000, fully abandoning the previous year's format, however certain aspects from the previous format, such as music videos, survived in the new format.

The show began broadcasting live in 2003, after being given a 2-hour timeslot on the Extreme network as part of the network's sports lineup following the network's rebranding. Danger Zone TV had its Extreme launch on January 2, 2003, and received a 1.4 rating, the highest of the day.

Danger Zone TV consistently had one of the highest TV ratings for Extreme from 2003 to 2005. Ticket sales contributed to Danger Zone TV's popularity during those years, with a number of live shows selling out and grossing gates of M$50,000-M$75,000.

Danger Zone TV remained one of the network's most viewed shows in its latter years, although it struggled to crack the top 10. From 2006 until its cancellation in 2007, the show frequently ranked ninth. Danger Zone TV was canceled in 2007 after failing to meet the network's expectations; the show aired its final episode on April 5, 2007. Danger And Violence Extreme declared bankruptcy shortly after a month the show was canceled.

Format
Between 1995 and 2002, the show was one hour long and featured two to three matches, as well as pre-taped vignettes and promos interspersed between the matches. Danger Zone TV began to showcase three-to-four matches when it was just ninety minutes long. After its debut on Extreme in 2003, the show quickly expanded to five-to-seven matches.