{"id":2281,"date":"2015-11-04T11:30:43","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T17:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/?p=2281"},"modified":"2015-11-04T11:33:41","modified_gmt":"2015-11-04T17:33:41","slug":"big-update-on-smackdowns-usa-network-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/11\/04\/big-update-on-smackdowns-usa-network-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Smackdown officially staying on Thursdays; premiere date set"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1145362546\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE Smackdown will <a href=\"http:\/\/tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com\/2015\/11\/04\/suits-and-wwe-smackdown-premiere-in-january-on-usa\/481896\/\" target=\"_blank\">officially remain on Thursday nights<\/a> when the show moves to USA Network.<\/p>\n<p>The announced premiere date is Thursday, January 7. The final episode on Syfy will be New Year&#8217;s Eve, December 31.<\/p>\n<p>As noted earlier this week, USA is planning to package Smackdown with new shows on Thursday nights. Smackdown will lead into &#8220;Colony&#8221;\u00a0on January 14.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOVEMBER 3 REPORT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to USA Network president Chris McCumber, the plan for Smackdown is to remain on Thursday nights when WWE&#8217;s secondary show moves from Syfy to USA in January 2016.<\/p>\n<p>That indicates either Smackdown will not be going live on USA, or WWE will re-work its production and taping schedule.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/adage.com\/article\/media\/nbcu-wwe-working-woo-advertisers\/301152\/\" target=\"_blank\">AdAge.com<\/a> cited comments made by McCumber that USA plans to package Smackdown with\u00a0a new series on Thursday nights.<\/p>\n<p>In the first quarter, the plan is Smackdown at 8:00 p.m. and a USA original series &#8220;Colony&#8221; at 10:00 p.m. A new series\/season will follow Smackdown each quarter.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3645435764\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Colony&#8221; is set to premiere Thursday, January 14 on USA. 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