ecw brand shows are held in big arenas as a part of the smackdown! brand's tuesday taping schedule. this is in sharp contrast to the first extreme championship wrestling which ran most of its events in smaller venues. the show usually airs live on tuesdays directly before – when touring the west coast – or after "smackdown!" has taped, though it has been recorded and placed on a broadcast delay until later in the night depending on what circumstances dictate.