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MyNetworkTV Plans to Lay the SmackDown

WWE Smackdown by Rich Freeda/WWE

Hold on to your spandex! World Wrestling Entertainment will be bringing their wrestlers to MyNetworkTV in fall 2008.

The general entertainment network will become the exclusive prime-time broadcasting home for WWE SmackDown, a weekly, two-hour program featuring the blood, sweat and cleavage of all the WWE's top superstars. SmackDown has become one of the most highly watched programs on broadcast television among men during its nine-year existence, previously airing on UPN and the CW as Friday Night SmackDown!

The WWE reaches 16 million viewers weekly with Smackdown and two other cable shows, Monday Night Raw on USA Network and ECW: Extreme Championship Wrestling on the SciFi Channel. — Adam Bryant

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Feb 26, 2008 1:30 PM

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Wewll, I didn't watch it before, I really won't now
Posted by GimplyGump Feb 26, 2008 3:06 PM Report Abuse

Something tells me that MyNetworkTV was probably a desperation choice for WWE considering a lot of markets don't have a MyNetworkTV channel. If they put on a show no one can watch does it really matter?
Posted by wildbill Feb 26, 2008 4:41 PM Report Abuse

I think this might be the first move on the part of the WWE to start their own TV Network. With MyNetwork TV being such a small channel, it would be the perfect choice for the WWE to doing something like that.

I am big fan of the WWE, and feel that the CW Network made a very large mistake in allowing WWE Smackdown to move to another network. I think this is going to assist MyNetwork TV to grow it's own market share, and give the WWE Smackdown a permanent home.

have a great day!
The Musclebound Geek
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Feb 26, 2008 5:15 PM

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I wonder what the CW is going to put in its place?? It has been filling up the 9-11 time slot forever, hope they don't start showing some crappy movies
Posted by tfreeman714 Feb 26, 2008 8:54 PM Report Abuse

i knew CW would be letting Smackdown go at fall,thank goodness MYnework is still gonna show it because well as a persno without cable i don't exactly get any of the other channels with the WWE
Posted by truecoder777 Jul 6, 2008 9:45 AM Report Abuse

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