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HUGE SMACKDOWN UPDATE

By Mike Johnson on 2014-08-24 11:45:52
WWE Smackdown is returning to Thursday evenings as of Thursday 10/2.

The official calendar for programming on Syfy's website lists Smackdown for that date, preceding "Haven", which the network already announced was moving to Thursdays.

Several weeks back, photos of WWE trucks listing the show for Thursdays were spotted by fans. WWE responded that while a change has been considered, the trucks were changed by an "overzealous" act and were being fixed to reflect the Friday timeslot.

Smackdown debuted in 1999 as a Thursday night series but was moved to Fridays in 2005. WWE has been willing to move the series to another night for some time, even discussing broadcasting the series live on Tuesdays during their most recent TV negotiations.

Since WWE NXT and Superstars air on Thursdays on the WWE Network, it should be interesting to see where WWE decides to move them on the WWE Network.

Thanks to Michael Lehman.

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