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WWE Program to switch networks

WWE Smackdown will be changing networks around the fall/autumn season from MyNetworkTV to SyFy.

According to the source, the report says that MyNetworkTV was going to offer $20 million for the broadcasting rights to the show, however SyFy offered closer to $30 million.

Smackdown will continue to be shown on MyNetworkTV until this fall.

Source: 411mania.com

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  1. Comment #1

    I heard that they're going to cancel SmackDown when the Undertaker retires, then they're going to take the main eventers and put them on RAW while the rest are going to get cut.

    Posted by on Tuesday, April 13, 2010

  2. Comment #2

    i heard your an idiot

    Posted by on Tuesday, April 13, 2010

  3. Comment #3

    comment #1 stop stupid rummors, why would WWE lose so much viewers?

    the fact that WWE gets a 50% increased offer means thar sd's rating is really good

    Posted by lol on Tuesday, April 13, 2010

  4. Comment #4

    i herd u liek Mudkips

    Posted by on Tuesday, April 13, 2010

  5. Comment #5

    @ Comment #1: Unless you have any actual facts that back what you said, I call BS on your statement.

    Posted by Chronic Jay on Tuesday, April 13, 2010

  6. Comment #6

    Comment #1, that is the stupidest thign I have heard about WWE ever! And thats saying something. As for the move to SyFy, that is also nto the smartest of moves. Has WWE programing ever done well on that network? Nope. Has it been doign well on MyNetwork? Yeah.

    Posted by Feuer on Tuesday, April 13, 2010

  7. Comment #7

    I heard that too

    Posted by on Tuesday, April 13, 2010

  8. Comment #8

    the main reason that it is moving from mynetwork to syfy is that syfy is owned by the same company as USA and it will end up being cheaper for WWE.I doubt if syfy is paying for 10 mil especially when they are dropping NXT.Also smackdown will be on Fri night which is the lowest rated night for syfy.They're moving the stargate and the rest of the shows to Tuesday nigh.

    Posted by vince mcmahon on Tuesday, April 13, 2010

  9. Comment #9

    STAMFORD, Conn. – World Wrestling Entertainment and Syfy announced today a multi-year agreement that brings Friday Night SmackDown to the “Imagine Greater” network beginning in October 2010. Friday Night SmackDown will premiere on its new home Oct. 1 at 8:00 PM ET. 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, where hit series such as Warehouse 13 and Eureka have yielded unprecedented ratings success. 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,” said Dave Howe, President, Syfy. “With Tuesday night, a proven winner for our original drama series including Warehouse 13, there is bigger opportunity for series such as Stargate Universe, Sanctuary and Caprica to thrive on a night with a significantly larger number of viewers available to watch live.”

    “Syfy is a terrific partner and we look forward to bringing our proven ratings winner and ten year television institution, Friday Night SmackDown, to the network,” said WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon. “With this move, WWE is thrilled to be expanding its long-standing relationship with the NBC Universal family.”

    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 and beats all Friday primetime programming on ABC, NBC, FOX and CW among Men 18-34. The two-hour television program will be presented weekly on Syfy and features a star-studded cast of WWE Superstars and Divas including Undertaker, Edge, Rey Mysterio, Chris Jericho, CM Punk, Michelle McCool, Beth Phoenix and Layla.

    Posted by Right off of WWE.com on Tuesday, April 13, 2010

  10. Comment #10

    #8 is a loser. You think your vince mcmahon XD
    Vince Mcmahon wanabe

    Posted by on Tuesday, April 13, 2010

  11. Comment #11

    Comment 9 is also a loser

    Posted by on Tuesday, April 13, 2010

  12. Comment #12

    Comment number 12 is also a loser! No... wait... that's me... Damn!

    Posted by on Tuesday, April 13, 2010

  13. Comment #13

    Comment 11 loves to have sex with men in bathrooms.

    Posted by on Tuesday, April 13, 2010

  14. Comment #14

    Either of those networks even have that much money?

    Posted by EddieRox on Tuesday, April 13, 2010

  15. Comment #15

    Nope. Vince is gonna be pissed when he finds out.

    Posted by on Tuesday, April 13, 2010

  16. Comment #16

    ok your all loser alright, problem solved, and @ comment 7 i bet your the same person as comment 1

    Posted by Rofl Kid on Tuesday, April 13, 2010

  17. Comment #17

    He is not but comment 7 is a joke ;)

    Posted by on Tuesday, April 13, 2010

  18. Comment #18

    im glad smackdown is moving to syfy, here they didnt even show it last friday, some infomericals were on, as to comment #1 you are a number 1 idiot , you need to go bury your head in the sand

    Posted by wwe fan on Wednesday, April 14, 2010

  19. Comment #19

    Comment #1, you are an idiot. What you have written has effectively decreased the quality of the site as a whole. Because of your asshattery, you have left the site and the community built up around the site worse than when your first encountered it. You are cancer, please remove yourself from existence.

    Posted by on Wednesday, April 14, 2010

  20. Comment #20

    does this mean they wont show it on thescore in canada?

    Posted by Eric on Wednesday, April 14, 2010

  21. Comment #21

    Shows that tend to move to lesser cable channels tend to see dips in ratings. I think this is a bad move for smackdown and WWE. There was a reason ECW did bad, and it wastn just its dumbed down content.

    Posted by X on Wednesday, April 14, 2010

  22. Comment #22

    There is some truth to what was said in comment one. They aren't going to cancel Smackdown when Taker retires, but there has been numerous talks in merging the rosters into one brand, the way that it used to be. There's a lot of people upset about the direction that the creative side is going in, and one of those is Vince.

    This won't be something that happens overnight, but rumors backstage say that Vince has given his writers notice that if they don't change things- he will. Vince was initially against the roster split and it had to be pitched more than a couple of times before he finally gave in.

    With the economy in the shape that it's in and other signs, IE; dropping a couple of titles already, proves that the merge may be sooner than later.

    Posted by The Mark on Wednesday, April 14, 2010

  23. Comment #23

    But that'll also mean lower ratings though..

    Posted by on Wednesday, April 14, 2010

  24. Comment #24

    comment #1 go to hell and actually watch wrestling, there is no way in hell they are going to get rid of Smackdown when the Undertaker retires idiot remember the brand trade, what if taker gets traded to raw, triple h, john cena, and some of the best superstars on raw get traded to smackdown? sersiouly

    Posted by on Wednesday, April 14, 2010

  25. Comment #25

    @ #4 lol

    Posted by some1 on Wednesday, April 14, 2010

  26. Comment #26

    #20 nobody can reduce the quality of a site that has 0 quality to begin with.

    Posted by on Wednesday, April 14, 2010

  27. Comment #27

    Comment 1:Dont be an idiot...WWE and McMahon,wouldnt do those stupid and wrong moves!Think about it!

    Posted by SauROnmiKE on Wednesday, April 14, 2010

  28. Comment #28

    This means that WWE will lose yet another viewer since I don't have cable and refuse to pay for it. So much for WWE going mainstream and PG. Looks more like WWE is going PG for no real reason since cable (even SyFy) is generally PG-13 or R. Ah well...they'll end up losing even more viewers ultimately.

    Posted by Koj Tije Dedo on Wednesday, April 14, 2010

  29. Comment #29

    then they better move nxt to my network tv.

    Posted by overkill on Wednesday, April 14, 2010

  30. Comment #30

    Really guys, quit thrashing each other and actually carry on a conversation about the post not the comments

    Posted by WNS Champ on Thursday, April 15, 2010

  31. Comment #31

    nxt sucks ass... get shot... stupid show and its fixed... what the hells the point... On other news comment 33 is stupid

    Posted by on Thursday, April 15, 2010

  32. Comment #32

    ecw was on syfy 4 a long time

    Posted by hbk hhh = dx on Thursday, April 15, 2010

  33. Comment #33

    How can NXT be fixed when they clearly say that the winner will not be picked by us but by the pros?

    Posted by RavenEX on Friday, April 16, 2010

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