NEWS TV Ratings: Final 2-hour SmackDown and last episode of AEW Rampage December 31, 2024 John Pollock This past Friday featured the final two-hour edition of SmackDown and the last episode of AEW Rampage.
NEWS WWE SmackDown expanding to three hours from January 3 December 20, 2024 Neal Flanagan WWE has confirmed that SmackDown will expand from two to three hours, starting with its first broadcast of 2025.
NEWS WWE Raw moves to two hours | POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE October 7, 2024 John Pollock John Pollock’s thought on WWE Raw moving to two hours, Drew McIntyre requires staples in his head, NXT vs. AEW Title Tuesday & more.
NEWS Final NXT on the USA Network ranks third on cable in prime time September 25, 2024 John Pollock The final episode of NXT on the USA Network ranked third among cable programming in prime-time.
NEWS WWE SmackDown tops prime-time cable rankings for return to USA Network September 16, 2024 John Pollock WWE SmackDown dominated cable viewership on Friday for the franchise’s return to the USA Network.
NEWS First 30 minutes of SmackDown to air commercial-free September 13, 2024 John Pollock Friday Night SmackDown will begin with a commercial-free block for the first half hour of the program.
NEWS WWE SmackDown returns to USA Network | POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE September 13, 2024 John Pollock John Pollock breaks down SmackDown’s move to the USA Network and what it means, and previews of CMLL’s Anniversary & Noche UFC cards.
NEWS WWE Raw to be two hours starting October 7th through December 30th on USA Network September 9, 2024 Andrew Thompson An update on the WWE Raw schedule before moving to Netflix.
Exclusives Friday Night SmackDown ends its five-year run on Fox September 6, 2024 John Pollock With the final episode of Friday Night SmackDown on Fox airing tonight, John Pollock looks at the legacy of the past five years.
NEWS WWE Raw scores largest audience since April in return to USA Network August 14, 2024 John Pollock WWE Raw continued its momentum by topping last week’s figures and achieving its largest audience since the night after WrestleMania.
NEWS WWE Raw on Syfy posts largest 18-49 audience since night after WrestleMania 40 August 6, 2024 John Pollock The post-SummerSlam edition of Raw scored its largest 18-49 audience since the night after WrestleMania 40.
NEWS WWE SmackDown returning to USA Network on September 13th, original press release listed October start date May 9, 2024 Andrew Thompson Beginning September 13th, WWE Friday Night SmackDown will be airing on the USA Network.
NEWS Tony Khan responds to USA Network X account, compares online reactions to HOOK & Jinder Mahal getting title shots January 9, 2024 Andrew Thompson AEW President Tony Khan took to X and voiced his displeasure about the online reaction that HOOK received for aiming for the World Title.
NEWS Ari Emanuel comments on WWE SmackDown moving back to USA Network, says there’s plenty of interest in Raw, talks Saudi Arabia October 11, 2023 Andrew Thompson Endeavor and TKO Group Holdings CEO Ari Emanuel speaks about WWE and doing business with Saudi Arabia.
NEWS POLLOCK’S UPDATE: WWE Talent Cuts, SmackDown to USA September 22, 2023 John Pollock John Pollocks at the WWE talent cuts, SmackDown moving to USA in 2024, the death of Bart Sawyer, note on WWE show in Perth & lots more.
NEWS WWE Friday Night SmackDown to air on USA Network beginning October 2024 September 21, 2023 Andrew Thompson A new five-year agreement between WWE and NBCUniversal will see Friday Night SmackDown airing on USA Network.
NEWS POLLOCK’S UPDATE: Jump Ball – The Fight for Pro Wrestling’s TV Rights April 21, 2023 John Pollock John Pollock analyzes the TV rights deals for WWE & AEW and the sports media landscape. Plus, a big day for WWE stock & weekend notes.
NEWS Additional information on WWF’s rights fees from USA Network prior to Viacom move in 2000 January 25, 2023 John Pollock In a follow-up to my story on the History of Monday Night Raw, I’ve done some additional research on WWF’s television rights fees on the USA Network prior to their move to Viacom in 2000.
NEWS Mercedes Varnado (Sasha Banks) advertised for USA Network’s ‘Barmageddon’ game show October 18, 2022 Andrew Thompson The USA Network celebrity game show is co-hosted by Nikki Bella and the show is going to feature Mercedes Varnado (Sasha Banks)
NEWS USA Network renews Miz & Mrs for a third season October 14, 2021 Andrew Thompson The Miz and Maryse’s ‘Miz & Mrs’ show has been renewed for a third season on USA Network