As previously confirmed, “WWE SmackDown” will continue to air for three hours through the end of this month, with the final three-hour show of the year on June 26. From July until December, it will revert to a two-hour format, and it seems that will become a familiar pattern, according to Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
“The current plan is to be three hours every year from January until the end of June, and two hours from July to the end of the year,” Meltzer wrote. That would mean WWE would follow the same schedule in 2027 that it did this year, though it’s not clear how long this will continue, or if it’s part of WWE’s current agreement with USA Network parent company NBCUniversal.
It was previously speculated that the three-hour “SmackDown” run could end sooner, as Braun Strowman’s “Everything on the Menu” has returned for its second season. For now, “SmackDown” will end at 11 p.m. ET and Strowman’s show will air immediately after. When “SmackDown’s” schedule changes in July, Strowman’s show will move to 10 p.m. ET.


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