WWE SmackDown
WWE SmackDown logo (2024–present)[1]
Also known as	SmackDown! (1999–2008)[2] SmackDown Live (2016–2019)
Genre	Sports Entertainment
Created by	Vince McMahon
Written by	John Swikata (Lead Writer) See list of SmackDown creative writers
Presented by	Michael Cole (play-by-play commentator) Corey Graves (color commentator)
Starring	SmackDown roster
Opening theme	"Neva Play" by Megan Thee Stallion ft. RM
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	27
No. of episodes	1360
Production
Executive producers	Paul Levesque (2024–present) Lee Fitting (2024–present)
Camera setup	Multi-camera setup
Running time	120 minutes (August 26, 1999–December 27, 2024, July 4, 2025–present) 180 minutes (January 3–June 27, 2025) (including commercials)
Production company	WWE
Original release
Network	UPN
Release	August 26, 1999 (1999-08-26) – September 15, 2006 (2006-09-15)
Network	The CW
Release	September 22, 2006 (2006-09-22) – September 26, 2008 (2008-09-26)
Network	MyNetworkTV
Release	October 3, 2008 (2008-10-03) – September 24, 2010 (2010-09-24)
Network	Syfy
Release	October 1, 2010 (2010-10-01) – December 31, 2015 (2015-12-31)
Network	USA Network
Release	January 7, 2016 (2016-01-07) – September 24, 2019 (2019-09-24)
Network	Fox
Release	October 4, 2019 (2019-10-04) – September 6, 2024 (2024-09-06)
Network	USA Network
Release	September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) – present
Related
WWE Raw WWE Evolve WWE NXT
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WWE SmackDown, also known as Friday Night SmackDown or simply SmackDown, is an American professional wrestling television program produced by WWE. It airs live every Friday at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on USA Network in the United States, and in most international markets on Netflix. The show features characters from the SmackDown brand, to which WWE wrestlers are assigned to work and perform. SmackDown debuted on August 26, 1999 and is considered to be one of WWE's two flagship programs, along with Monday Night Raw.^[3]

Originally launched as a complementary second show to Raw, SmackDown became further distinct after the WWE brand split in 2002, representing the company's talent in the SmackDown brand roster. It has been taped in and broadcast from over hundreds of arenas and cities throughout eleven countries, mostly in the United States but also in Canada, France,^[a] Germany,^[b] Iraq, Italy, Japan,^[c] Mexico,^[d] Saudi Arabia, Spain^[e], the United Kingdom and Ireland^[f]. Prior to switching to its current live format, taped episodes premiered a few hours or up to a day earlier in certain countries outside the United States due to time differences.

SmackDown! began on the broadcast network UPN in 1999 and was initially broadcast on Thursday nights. The show moved to Friday nights on September 9, 2005, and began airing on The CW in September 2006, after the merger of UPN and the WB, before later moving to MyNetworkTV in October 2008.^[4][5] On October 1, 2010, SmackDown moved to cable network Syfy,^[6][7] and eventually returned to Thursdays on January 15, 2015.^[8] The show then moved to the sibling USA Network on January 7, 2016,^[9][10][11] and later that year, beginning on July 19, SmackDown began broadcasting live on Tuesday nights.^[12] SmackDown's move to Fox on October 4, 2019 marked the show's return to Friday nights and over-the-air broadcast television. On September 13, 2024, the show returned to USA Network.^[13] As of 2024, SmackDown is the most viewed television show on Friday nights in the United States.^[14] Smackdown! has also been broadcast globally on other networks since it first began. The WWE Network ceased operations in the United States on April 4, 2021, with all content moved to Peacock which now has all previous episodes of SmackDown.

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