WWE News: Smackdown Moving to MyNetworkTV

WWE has announced that MyNetworkTV will become the broadcast home of WWE SmackDown beginning this fall.

As a result of the agreement, SmackDown will return to many of its former UPN affiliates. Those former UPN affiliates are where the show's ratings and popularity grew.

“The momentum at MyNetworkTV continues with this major acquisition. We have demonstrated tremendous growth, and this partnership with WWE, the premier sports-entertainment franchise in the world, is a perfect fit for our viewers, advertisers and affiliates,” MyNetworkTV president Greg Meidel said in a statement.