EAW Empire

EAW Empire is a professional wrestling television program for Elite Answers Wrestling that currently airs live on Thursday nights on PBS in the United States. The show exclusively features matches between the company's women's wrestlers, referred to colloquially as "Vixens". The show is a companion to EAW's three main brands, Voltage, Showdown, and Dynasty. While Vixens are technically inter-branded competitors and can appear across all forms of EAW programming, the show was created with the intention of giving them their own niche to shine.

History
EAW's Vixens division entered a period of never before seen prosperity beginning in 2015 and extending into 2016, with the creations of the Empress of Elite and Vixens Cup tournaments, and the introduction of the True Vixens reality show. As such, the women continued to be provided with more platforms to elevate their public profile.

During an in-ring segment at Territorial Invasion just before the second Empress of Elite finals, Hall of Famer Cleopatra (who had been officially retired from in-ring competition since earlier that year) returned to announce the conception of Empire. She also mentioned that she would serve as the program's general manager.

Production
The Empire set that has been used since the program's inception is the same HD set that is utilized by the other programs, however it features a predominantly pink, purple, and white color scheme.

Champions
Being that Empire is a Vixens-centric program, it would, in essence, be the "home" show for both women's-exclusive belts contested in EAW, the Vixens and Specialists Championships. In addition, the show would feature the winners of Empress of Elite and the Vixens Cup.

Other Accomplishments
*The Young Lions Cup, while previously only held by Elitists, became a gender-neutral award once won by Jaxon and has since made appearances on Empire during the duration of her time holding it.

Broadcast
In addition to broadcasts on PBS in the United States, like the rest of EAW programming, Empire also airs internationally.

Canada
Empire airs at the same time in Canada that it does in the United States, and is on Sportsnet 360.

Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East
The series airs in Australia on Fox8. It also airs in Fiji on Sky Pacific and Sky Fiji. Empire airs in India, Pakistan, and Nepal on TEN Sports, and in Kenya on the Kenya Broadcast Corporation. In Malaysia, it is shown on TV3, in Malta on Melita Sports 1, in the Philippines on Fox, in Singapore on SuperSports, South Africa on e.tv, and Samoa on SBC. It airs across the Middle East and North Africa on OSN, and in Israel on Sport 5.

Europe
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Empire airs on Sky Sports 3. In France, the series airs on AB1 and in Italy on Sky Sports 2. It is also shown in Germany on ProSieben MAXX.

Latin America
Empire airs live on Fox Sports Latinoamerica in Mexico, and across Central and South America.

Online Streaming
As is the case with other EAW weekly shows, supershows and Free-Per-Views, all episodes of Empire are available on the EAW Network paid streaming service.