Apr 13, 2010
Smackdown Goes SyFy
World Wrestling Entertainment announced today a multi-year agreement that brings Friday Night SmackDown to the SyFy network beginning October 1 at 8:00 pm EST. The program, which debuted more than 10 years ago, is one of the longest-running, weekly episodic shows on television.
Syfy’s original Friday night drama series will move to Tuesday night. WWE NXT will leave Syfy in October as Friday Night SmackDown joins the schedule.
“WWE is the ultimate in imagination-based sports entertainment. The fantastical thrills of Friday Night SmackDown provide an ideal addition to the Syfy slate, as it targets the younger male and female demographics, which are the fastest growing categories for WWE,” says Dave Howe, president of Syfy.
Friday Night SmackDown averages more than 3.4 million viewers a week and is currently the most-watched TV program on Friday nights among males under 55.


