The USA Network officially announced today that WWE SmackDown will premiere on USA Network Thursday, January 7th, 2016 at 8/7c. The SmackDown debut on USA on January 7th will be the 855th episode and will take place in Laredo, Texas.
There was rumors and speculation that when SmackDown moved from Syfy to USA that it would change to Tuesday nights and would air as a live 3-hour show, but after today’s announcement by USA Network it appears that for a least awhile SmackDown will air as the usual 2-hour taped show on Thursday nights.
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