Posted on 11/16/125 by Colin Vassallo
The @WrestleVotes X account is reporting that Smackdown is
moving back to three hours starting from the first episode
of 2026.
The move to three hours, which was very unpopular when it
was done earlier this year, ended in July when USA Network
added a new show in the 10PM time slot.
In a recent talk, Paul “Triple H” Levesque described as
Smackdown being two hours for half of the year and three
hours for the other half of the year, and while people
thought he meant that for this year, it looks like it will
be a yearly thing.
The show has suffered greatly in quality over the past few
months, many attributing the decline to head writer Brian
“Road Dogg” James, who is now leading the show.