During Tuesday night’s episode of WWE SmackDown, commentator Michael Cole officially announced that the blue brand will revert to its two-hour format starting Friday, July 4.
The change comes as the USA Network prepares to debut a new original series titled The Rainmaker, which will occupy the show’s third hour timeslot at 11 PM ET moving forward.
SmackDown had temporarily expanded to a three-hour format earlier this year. WWE stated at the time that the extended runtime was a limited-time adjustment, and the decision to return to the traditional two-hour structure was expected.
The July 4th episode will now run from 8 PM to 10 PM ET, with The Rainmaker airing immediately after.
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