As noted before, WWE’s SmackDown show is currently expected to expand into becoming a three-hour weekly show on USA Network starting in January of 2025. WWE’s RAW show is also currently expected to return to its three-hour format when the show moves to Netflix.
WWE announced earlier today that their SmackDown series will be officially expanding to a weekly three hour show starting on the January 3, 2025 episode of USA Network.
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SmackDown continues to air on USA Network every Friday night at 8/7 C in the U.S. At the start of 2025, SmackDown will expand to three hours starting with the Jan. 3 episode from Phoenix, Arizona.
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