Smackdown originally started on the upn network channel in 1999 than moved to cw channel in 2005 even been on mynetworktc channel and syfy channel eventually getting picked up by usa channel in 2015 they had a long run on channel but by  October 4 2019 Fox network made a deal to air WWE smackdown providing fans with blockbuster matches every week Fox and wwe contact must be up because starting September 13 2024 the USA network is going to be home for all their blockbuster matches