SmackDown is reportedly set to undergo a major change in the next few months. The Stamford-based company started 2025 with a three-hour-long episode of the blue brand.
From the 4th of October 2019, SmackDown has moved to FOX on Friday Nights, from the USA Network. In addition to this broadcast home, the show is broadcast internationally across continents on a ...
As compared to the same week in 2024, when the show still aired on Fox, SmackDown’s overall viewership was down 39.8 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 37.5 percent. This year, Fox aired a ...
This doubled the $250 million WWE gets from USA to air Raw. SmackDown did great ratings on FOX, thanks in part to The Bloodline story. FOX let SmackDown go because of disappointing ad revenue. The ...
SmackDown faced competition from the Mayo Bowl game between Virginia Tech and Minnesota on ESPN. That game averaged 3.38M viewers and a 0.65 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic. The show also faced ...