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Friday Night SmackDown ticks up for tape-delayed episode from England

November 9, 2019 John Pollock

The fast nationals reflect another increase for Friday Night SmackDown on Fox and their highest viewership since the draft last month.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Cody discusses the state of AEW

November 8, 2019 John Pollock

Cody’s call with the media, Jerry Lawler discusses Raw talent meeting, Inner Circle video from Dynamite, a segment with The Fiend, review of Impact Wrestling, Starrcast IV & lots more.

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Spoiler for tonight’s edition of Friday Night SmackDown

November 8, 2019 John Pollock

Tonight’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown is a taped edition of the show from Manchester, England and there is one notable outcome for tonight’s episode.

POST NEWS UPDATE: WWE confirms signings including Scarlett Bordeaux

November 5, 2019 Andrew Thompson

New Performance Center signees, Scorpio Sky reflects on past mistakes, Daniel Cormier talks Cain Velasquez, reports on Randy Orton, Seth Rollins & lots more

Friday Night SmackDown bounces back in overnight ratings

November 2, 2019 John Pollock

The overnight numbers for Friday Night SmackDown are in and showed an increase in size from their last broadcast on Fox two weeks ago.

WWE announces that NXT will be part of the Survivor Series

October 31, 2019 John Pollock

During WWE Crown Jewel, there was a commercial for Survivor Series that promoted all three brands being involving at this year’s event.

Friday Night SmackDown’s move to FS 1 leads to a massive drop

October 28, 2019 John Pollock

The move from Fox to FS 1 for one-week proved an enormous hit on Friday Night SmackDown’s audience as the show fell to 888,000 viewers on the cable outlet.

POST News Update: AJ Styles to defend the U.S. title at Crown Jewel

October 23, 2019 Andrew Thompson

AJ Styles to defend the U.S. title at Crown Jewel, EVIL injured, Big Show on Lesnar vs. Velasquez, Booker T. on Eric Bischoff’s firing, and lots more news.

Overnight numbers down again for SmackDown on Fox

October 19, 2019 John Pollock

The overnight numbers are in for Friday Night SmackDown and the third episode on Fox saw another drop in the show’s audience.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Cain Velasquez to team with Rey Mysterio in Mexico

October 18, 2019 John Pollock

Cain Velasquez to team with Rey Mysterio in Mexico City, a breakdown of AEW vs. NXT week three, additional details on Bushiroad buying Stardom, NWA sells out PPV, Liger’s final U.S. match & more.

Bruce Prichard replaces Eric Bischoff as Executive Director of SmackDown

October 15, 2019 John Pollock

On Tuesday, WWE made the announcement that Bruce Prichard will be replacing Eric Bischoff as the Executive Director of Friday Night SmackDown.

Friday Night SmackDown down 25% on the overnights

October 12, 2019 John Pollock

WWE’s second week of the Fox era saw a dramatic decrease with the release of the overnight numbers for Friday Night SmackDown.

Overnight viewership figures for Friday Night SmackDown

October 5, 2019 John Pollock

The overnight figures for the debut of Friday Night SmackDown on Fox are in, with the show averaging just under four-million viewers for the premiere.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: SmackDown launches on Fox

October 4, 2019 John Pollock

WWE launches Friday Night SmackDown on Fox, viewership analysis, a breakdown of Wednesday’s demos, Conor McGregor to appear in court, TNT president on AEW’s debut & more.

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AdAge reports presenting sponsor for Friday Night SmackDown

September 25, 2019 John Pollock

AdAge has a big feature on WWE’s move to Fox with “Friday Night SmackDown” with the news of a presenting sponsor, the response from the ad community, and hints at a special appearance for the debut.

Ladder match between Kevin Owens and Shane McMahon set for Fox

September 25, 2019 John Pollock

The final edition of SmackDown Live on the USA Network culminated with the announcement that Kevin Owens will face Shane McMahon in a ladder match.