WWE confirms SmackDown moving back to two hours next week

Starting next week, WWE SmackDown will once again be a two-hour show.

It was officially confirmed during today’s SmackDown broadcast that the show is moving back to two hours next Friday, airing on USA Network from 8-10 p.m. Eastern time. The announcement was made by Michael Cole on commentary.

“One programming note, Friday Night SmackDown next week [in] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes to two hours,” Cole said. ” Two hours for Friday Night SmackDown.”

Because the episode falls on the Fourth of July holiday, it’s a taped SmackDown next week with the show being filmed at Monday’s live Raw episode at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.

SmackDown moved to a three-hour format at the start of 2025. A move back to two hours was always planned, but it ended up being delayed a month after it was originally supposed to happen at the start of June.

Today’s SmackDown was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and aired live on Netflix outside of the United States. The U.S. broadcast will air on USA Network tonight from 8-11 p.m. Eastern.