SMACKDOWN MOVING TO SYFY ON OCTOBER 1
- In a press release issued earlier today, come Fall 2010 WWE's Friday Night Smackdown will be moving from network to cable television, leaving MyNetworkTV for SyFy. While terms were not disclosed, the Los Angeles Times is reporting that it is believed that SyFy will be paying $30 million a year for the show, up from the $20 million that MyNetworkTV currently pays WWE for production. The move will not change the night the show airs on as SyFy plans to keep Smackdown in its current Friday night time slot. Smackdown moved to MyNetworkTV in late 2008 after seven years on UPN and then two on the CW Network. With Smackdown on SyFy, WWE will have its two main shows on NBC Universal-owned channels.
NXT LEAVING SYFY IN OCTOBER, POSSIBLY CANCELED
- NXT, the "ground breaking original show" that WWE hyped for weeks leading up to its debut on SyFy looks like it will cease to exist come October when Smackdown moves to SyFy. The cable network will be moving its Friday night drama shows to Tuesday nights to make space for Smackdown and in the press release issued today from WWE it was stated that NXT will leave SyFy when Smackdown joins the channel's schedule. NXT made its debut on February 23 as a replacement for ECW. Unless another home adopts NXT by October, the show will eventually have the same ending of the show it originally replaced.
The annual three-hour draft show was announced for 4/26 in Richmond, VA. No guest host is scheduled at press time although we're told they are working on someone A-list. If not they may end up using a legend.
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