It turns out that SmackDown isn't moving back to Thursdays after all. According to PWInsider, SyFy has released their fall schedule for shows. And I quote
SmackDown Not Moving Back To Thursdays After All
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The craziest part about the statement to me is that SyFy managed to acquire the rights to Starz' Spartacus series, that's pretty dope.. I'm glad though they decided not to move because Thursday is already so flooded with me.
This article dated September 20, 2014
http://wrestling.insidepulse.com/2014/09/20/wwe-smackdown-staying-on-friday/
In an apparently changes of plans, WWE Friday Night Smackdown is indeed staying on Fridays.
It was widely expected that the show would be moving to Thursday nights on Syfy in the new fall season. Early Syfy lineups had the change in place, and TNA Impact actually moved to Wednesday as a pre-emptive measure.
However, Syfy has had success in promoting a new series “Spartacus” on Thursdays and has decided to keep the show on Thursdays. That means that Smackdown will not move and stay on Fridays after all.
http://wrestling.insidepulse.com/2014/09/20/wwe-smackdown-staying-on-friday/
In an apparently changes of plans, WWE Friday Night Smackdown is indeed staying on Fridays.
It was widely expected that the show would be moving to Thursday nights on Syfy in the new fall season. Early Syfy lineups had the change in place, and TNA Impact actually moved to Wednesday as a pre-emptive measure.
However, Syfy has had success in promoting a new series “Spartacus” on Thursdays and has decided to keep the show on Thursdays. That means that Smackdown will not move and stay on Fridays after all.
Could you imagine big show vs rusev getting a pop? WWE needs to kill smackdown, move main event to thursday and make it live for 1 hour...and test it out. Smackdown is dead as fuck and is about as live as your wwe14 game offline.
From the first season yeah Andy Whitfield however Liam McIntyre did seasons 2 and 3 (not Gods of the Arena the "prequel" series.
Doesn't really affect me, although it could get them more views to do it at a bit earlier time and on Thursdays, since most people go out on Fridays and don't stick to the television to watch anything.
Plus, both Raw and SD as a product don't have the urgency on 'em anymore... They don't have that 'I can't wait to see what they'll do next' thing they used to. So, that's the main reason people have been skipping it or stopped watching.
Smackdown is still the most watched TV program on Fridays in the states.
It's not that RAW and Smackdown has less viewers and interest. But wrestling as a whole.
Long gone are the days of 70k crowds in the tokyo dome every 3 months
It's not that RAW and Smackdown has less viewers and interest. But wrestling as a whole.
Long gone are the days of 70k crowds in the tokyo dome every 3 months
Are people really going out in droves on Friday nights anymore? I live in a small town and the computer holds my interest a tad more than going out.
How often can you keep going out every Friday? Is it really that fantastic? I may be in the minority, here. It's a legitimate question.
Pretty much all of my old coworkers went out on Fridays, and still do. While I myself do prefer being home on Fridays, I know tons of people who still go out on Friday. Going to get drunk, to go to Mexico(fuck that shit), playing pool, to the beach and other things, especially for a city like San Diego. Even I get dragged out by the gf to go out here and there.
I worked as a bartender in a college town for 4 years while in College.
Fridays are still king