By WWE SmackDown will move from Fridays to Thursdays from next year.
The show will move to Thursday nights on Syfy beginning January 15, 2015 at 8pm ET, the company confirmed in a statement today.
Having recently celebrated its 15th birthday, SmackDown is the second-longest running episodic programme in US history after Monday Night Raw.
"WWE's sizeable and passionate fan base make SmackDown the number one entertainment show on Syfy and the most-watched, regularly scheduled program among key demographics on the network," said WWE chief revenue and marketing officer Michelle Wilson.
"We look forward to bringing the WWE audience to Thursday nights on Syfy."
Executive vice president of marketing, digital and global brand strategy at Syfy Michael Engleman said: "Quite simply, more young men watch television on Thursday night than on Fridays.
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"Among Men 18-49, PUTS [persons using television] are 15% higher compared to Fridays, expanding the potential audience for SmackDown.
"Since the majority of broadcast programming skews female, we're also using Thursday nights to counter-program."
