WWE SmackDown has always clearly been No. According to WrestlingInc, the deal represents "a three-fold increase to what NBC Universal is currently paying for the blue brand on USA. Indeed, SmackDown now finds itself on a cable network with significantly more coverage than its current home, the USA Network. SportsTVRatings says that the USA Network is available in roughly 90.8 million homes in the US. — Andrew Goldstein (@AngeGold) May 21, 2018Dave Lagana, another former WWE writer, also noted that SmackDown's placement on FOX could put more eyeballs on the blue brand thanks to the NFL:Fox has Thursday Night Football that will promote directly into WWE Friday Night Smackdown.

Source: Forbes May 23, 2018 12:00 UTC