Smackdown moving to Thursdays?
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Why would anyone assume that the product is gonna suddenly improve or increase in viewership just because they move Smackdown back to Thursday nights? It's not like anything significant changed when they moved the show to Fridays back in 2005, and there was far more incentive to make the show better then since Friday is about the worse day of the week for television ratings since people are usually out having a good time and stuff (except for me... *sad face*)
Also, what's wrong with The Usos being on the production trucks? They usually slap random faces on nearly all of their production trucks. I recall Wade Barrett and Kofi Kingston being on the production trucks for Wrestlemania 29, back when both guys were doing a whole lot of nothing.
Also, what's wrong with The Usos being on the production trucks? They usually slap random faces on nearly all of their production trucks. I recall Wade Barrett and Kofi Kingston being on the production trucks for Wrestlemania 29, back when both guys were doing a whole lot of nothing.
The Uso's add nothing to mankind. They are Triple U and epitomize retardation more than words allow.
Their act is lame and I wish Rikishi had worn a rubber.
If they make it live and attempt to improve it... maybe, and that's still a small maybe. It just means you can get the spoilers to Fandango matches one day early really. Which is a shame because during Ruthless Aggression I enjoyed Smackdown! more than Raw. How things change.
FFS get rid of Superstars and Main Event already.
Nobody I'd manage to care about would be working those programs anyways.
Nobody I'd manage to care about would be working those programs anyways.
Well, certainly there's no point in watching them but the low card guys need work too. And Superstars was actually a pretty ace show a few years back.
Actually, a move to Thursday would be welcomed in my book. Seeing as how TNA has been awesome lately, the contrast in quality would stare at you right in the face.
Unfortunately, the general public are a bunch of idiots who prefer to be told what to like, buy and eat.
If TNA's quality progressed, it would overtake Smackdown and either force its cancellation and encourage the Empire to make it a better product.
Unfortunately, Smackdown's track record far exceeds TNA's. WWE does far too many things correctly and has a network that does its job.
Unfortunately, the general public are a bunch of idiots who prefer to be told what to like, buy and eat.
If TNA's quality progressed, it would overtake Smackdown and either force its cancellation and encourage the Empire to make it a better product.
Unfortunately, Smackdown's track record far exceeds TNA's. WWE does far too many things correctly and has a network that does its job.
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Thursday means going up against the NFL 16 times a year. It isn't quite Monday night football but it is moving to CBS this year from the NFL network which will increase the number of households who can view greatly.
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Might add a few viewers. I know usually I can't download it until early friday if I want to watch it early. People may tune in early
F***, I had no idea. I hate the NFL more now. The NFL is smart for taking this deal, but its annoying they will now be working hand in hand with another network. Why the f*** would you take programming off your own network and allow it to be shown on another. It's annoying to me because its 100% about money.
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They already show games on CBS on Sundays, so they just expanded the deal. Like I said, TNF isn't quite MNF, but over the past few years Thursday has basically become another NFL night, and going to network TV from a channel many don't have/can't get will only boost that trend.
As for Smackdown, I'm not sure Thursday/Friday makes a difference if it isn't live. I think the majority of people who watch it watch it either on DVR or somewhere online after the fact anyhow. I can't even begin to imagine the demo numbers for the Friday Night SyFy showings... it is surely all boys 18 and under.
I do enjoy CBS, to be honest. It's always been the AFC's network, correct? That means it doesn't show the jobber conference; the NFC.
If it had to be any network I'm glad it was this one. If I'm off base for sh**ting on the NFC let me know, because last I checked the AFC has far better QB's and rivalries (as a whole) than the jobber conference.
It's an excellent deal, but too much change can be excessive. I'm only just getting used to TNF. I'd hate Wednesday Night Football, simply because the money was good. It just seems excessive.
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The only way smackdown ever gets ratings up is to make it live. Even if you DVR it and watch it a day after it doesn't add to the viewership. You have to be able to watch all the ads live or some shit. It's weird how they do that stuff.