A&E Network is coming over the top rope with new seasons of Biography: WWE Legends and WWE Rivals starting February 19.

The shows will run back-to-back on what the network is promoting as “WWE Superstar Sunday.”

The shows are being created as part of an ongoing partnership between A&E and WWE.

In its third season, two-hour episodes of Biography: WWE :Legends will tell the personal stories of some of wrestling’s biggest characters using interviews and archival footage.

The season premiere will feature NWO. Later this season Jake the Snake Roberts, Chyna, Dusty Rhodes, Kane and the Iron Sheik will be among the wrestlers profiled.

Also: A&E, WWE Team for New 'Biography' Specials

Season 2 of WWE Rivals returns with former WWE writer Freddie Prinze Jr. One hour episodes will feature adversaries starting with Hulk Hogan versus Andre the Giant. Other pairings this season include “Stone Cold” Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart, Undertaker vs. Mankind, The Rock vs. John Cena, Triple H vs. Batista, Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns, and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin vs. Shawn Michaels.

Biography: WWE Legends and WWE Rivals are produced by WWE for A&E Network. Executive producers for WWE are Kevin Dunn and Chris Kaiser. Executive producers for A&E Network are Elaine Frontain Bryant, Brad Abramson and Jonathan Partridge.

A+E Networks holds worldwide distribution rights. ■

AMC and Fox News sat atop of cable’s primetime ratings race for the first official week of March, according to Nielsen.

AMC, led by its zombie-themed hit The Walking Dead, and Fox News both averaged 1.86 million viewers during the week of Feb 23 to March 1 to lead all cable networks. USA finished a very close second, averaging 1.8 million viewers, according to Nielsen.

Disney Channel finished a distant fourth with 1.66 million viewers, followed by Discovery Channel, which rode its unscripted series Gold Rush to a fifth place finish with 1.59 million viewers.

TBS (1.5 million), History (1.45 million); HGTV (1.44 million), TNT (1.29 million), And Adult Swim and ESPN (both tied with 1.13 million) rounded out the top 10.

Nickelodeon’s 1.38 million viewers on a 24-hour basis was higher than any other cable network during the week. Disney Channel finished second with 1.2 million viewers and Adult Swim was third with 1.21 million watchers.

AMC’ The Walking Dead was the most watched show on cable last week for the fourth consecutive week, according to Nielsen.   

Most Watched Shows During the week of Feb. 23 to March 1

DateShowNetworkViewers

3/1                       The Walking Dead                                           AMC                     14.4 Million

3/1                       Talking Dead                                                    AMC                       5.6 million

2/27                      Gold Rush                                                      Discovery                4.4 million

2/23                     WWE Entertainment                                        USA                        4.1 million

2/23                     WWE Entertainment                                        USA                        4.1 million

2/23                     WWE Entertainment                                        USA                        4.0 million

2/27                     Gold Rush: Freddy Dodge                              Discovery                3.9 million

3/1                       Real Housewives of Atlanta                            Bravo                       3.7 million

2/23                     The O’Reilly Factor                                        Fox News                 3.3 million

2/24                     The Haves and The Have Nots                     OWN                        3.2 million          

Source: Nielsen