Variety

WWE Closes Deal to Keep ‘Raw,’ ‘SmackDown’ on USA Network, Syfy (EXCLUSIVE)

WWE will keep its flagship shows “Raw” and “SmackDown” on NBCUniversal’s USA Network and Syfy, respectively. Variety first reported early Thursday that a new licensing deal to keep the shows on the ...
Los Angeles Times

WWE’s ‘Smackdown’ moving to Syfy

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Syfy Channel has pinned a deal for ‘Smackdown.’ World Wrestling ...
MediaPost

'Friday Night SmackDown' Moves To Syfy

Wrestling's "Friday Night SmackDown," an anchor for MyNetworkTV for the past two seasons, is going cable. MyNet is expected to replace it with an off-net drama. NBC Universal has picked up "SmackDown" ...
Variety

WWE, Syfy to Move ‘SmackDown’ to Thursday Night in January (EXCLUSIVE)

It’s an end of an era for WWE‘s “Friday Night SmackDown.” Syfy, which has aired the weekly series for the past four years, will move the two-hour broadcast to Thursday starting Jan. 15. “SmackDown” ...
World Screen

SmackDown Heads to Syfy

STAMFORD: World Wrestling Entertainment has clinched a deal to bring Friday Night SmackDown—currently airing on MyNetworkTV—to Syfy in the U.S. beginning this October. “Syfy is a terrific partner and ...
Time

Holds Barred: Why the WWE Isn’t Going to Cable

It’s no surprise that the popular World Wrestling Entertainment league wants to start its own television network. The sports-entertainment company nets 4.2 million weekly viewers for “Monday Night Raw ...
The Bulletin

WWE’s ‘Smackdown’ moves to SyFy

World Wrestling Entertainment is moving one of its weekly TV shows to cable from broadcast. The company said Tuesday that “WWE Smackdown,” a fixture of Friday nights for millions of viewers, would be ...