‘WWE SmackDown’ returning to three hours at start of 2026
SmackDown previously aired for three hours from January-July 2025 before shifting back to two hours.
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Hulk Hogan tribute draws biggest ‘WWE SmackDown’ rating in three months
Friday's episode of 'SmackDown' was TV's highest rated program of the night.
Dave Meltzer: WWE spoofed Pat McAfee with John Cena exhaustion promo
Pat McAfee has taken time away from WWE citing exhaustion. Did a Smackdown promo John Cena spoof his situation?
WWE announces fall ‘SmackDown’ tour of Big 12 campuses
Stops include Cincinnati, Tempe and Salt Lake City.
Lilian Garcia reveals she’ll no longer be ring announcer for ‘WWE SmackDown’
"Things are being shifted around."
76ers players receive chorus of boos on ‘WWE Smackdown’ in Philadelphia
"You can get a mixed reaction when you have certain struggles."
Michael Cole on Corey Graves situation: ‘I think him and the company are working that out’
What is going on with Corey Graves and the WWE commentary team? In a conversation with Logan Paul,...
Joe Tessitore will move from ‘Raw’ to ‘Smackdown,’ Triple H says
Tessitore will move from Raw to SmackDown.
‘WWE SmackDown’ moving to three hours in 2025
WWE will now have eight hours of weekly programming, plus PLEs.
WWE bids farewell to Fox as ‘Smackdown’ run concludes
After a five-year run, Smackdown said goodbye to Fox on Friday night, ending an eventful period for the WWE television show.
WWE sees 18-49 viewership growth across all 3 shows in first half of 2024
Raw, SmackDown, and NXT all saw demographic gains.
Ariel Helwani: Paul Heyman deserves an Emmy for WWE ‘Bloodline’ storyline
"Even if you don't like pro wrestling, you have to get behind this."
‘Smackdown’ posts highest viewership, ratings since after ‘WrestleMania XL’
The June 21 edition of WWE "Smackdown" from Chicago drew the show's best viewership and ratings since after "WrestleMania."
Kevin Patrick on WWE exit: ‘I wasn’t overly upset about it’
"That chair deserves more, you know?"
Fox reportedly used black screen on Smackdown to keep ‘Die Rocky Die’ sign off TV
The broadcast went temporarily black on several occasions.
CM Punk’s AEW reference flew over the head of the WWE audience
"I don't know who would feel comfortable working with somebody who randomly just punches people in the face backstage."
WWE Friday Night Smackdown returning to USA Network in 2024
WWE Smackdown had been on USA from 2016 to 2019 before it moved over to Fox.
Fox made WWE’s Corey Graves read the most ridiculous promo ever for TCU-Colorado game
TCU-Colorado is a good opening week game, but most certainly not the biggest in years, no matter what Fox wants you to believe.
WWE broadcast changes include Michael Cole returning to Raw, staying on Smackdown as well
Cole will now be pulling double duty for WWE, working on both the Raw and Smackdown broadcasts.
Jim Miller ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ if Warner Bros. Discovery goes after WWE rights
"I know that there are people that Warner Bros. who are interested (in WWE)."
Tony Khan calls Ariel Helwani a ‘fraud’ after showing up on SmackDown
"Good luck with the unbiased journalism."
Pat McAfee joins WWE Friday Night SmackDown announce team
McAfee already has experience wrestling and broadcasting in WWE.
WWE plan to return to live shows reportedly has “many” performers upset
WWE changed course suddenly Friday, going from a plan of pre-taping shows through early May to taping all shows live each week. And many performers reportedly aren't happy about that.
Wrestling fans are checking out of WWE’s Raw & Smackdown closed-set broadcasts
Not the news you want to hear headed into WrestleMania...
Curiosity over empty Performance Center location pushes WWE Smackdown ratings up
Fox's two-hour broadcast averaged 2.588 million viewers, up from last week's 2.456 million number.
