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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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TV RATINGS WWE Smackdown on USA NetworkFri, Oct. 9, 2026: 8:00 to 10:00 pm1,352,000 viewers (P2+)P18-49 rating: 0.32 Confirmed by Wrestlenomics. P2+ comparisons: P18-49 comparisons: Viewer counts for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses. Viewer…
WWE SmackDown viewership information for the October 9, 2026 episode.
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