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WWE SmackDown

American professional wrestling television program produced by WWE

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Also known as WWE Friday Night SmackDown · WWE SmackDown Live · WWE Friday Night SmackDown Live · SmackDown!

Started: April 29, 1999
Creator: Bruce Prichard
, Vince McMahon
Network: UPN(1999–2006)
, The CW(2006–2008)
, MyNetworkTV(2008–2010)
+5 more
Seasons: 28
Episodes: 1,397
Cast: Randy Orton
, Ron Killings
, Jey Uso
, Pat McAfee
+25 more
Genre: sports entertainment
, professional wrestling
Country of origin: United States

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WWE SmackDown, also known as Friday Night SmackDown or simply SmackDown, is an American professional wrestling television program produced by WWE. It currently airs live every Friday at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on USA Network in the United States, and in most international markets on Netflix. The show features characters from the SmackDown brand, to which WWE wrestlers are assigned to work and perform. SmackDown debuted on August 26, 1999 and is considered to be one of WWE's two flagship programs, along with Monday Night Raw.

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Production company: WWE
Producer: Bruce Prichard
Triple H
Different from: SmackDown
Presenter: Michael Cole(since 2019)
Corey Graves
Distributor: WWE
Hulu
Released: April 22, 1999
Founded: September 27, 1999
Hashtag: SmackDown
Website: wwe.com/shows/smackdown language: English
Camera setup: multiple-camera setup
Followed by: WWE Raw(since 1993)
Follows: WWE NXT(since 2010)
Distribution format: video on demand

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