SmackDown will have to go one-on-one with The Great One this fall
Selling WWE as a sport isn’t the only thing happening at this week’s upfronts, where networks & streamers pitch their programming to advertisers. The traditional centerpiece of these presentations is the unveiling of new shows and — for linear TV like the broadcast networks, the announcement of their upcoming schedule. NBCUniversal rolled out the fall 2022 schedule for NBC today (May 16), and it features a new Friday night comedy that starts in November. It includes Young Rock, the coming of age sitcom about Dwayne Johnson’s life. That means SmackDown will be competing with Rocky for a half-hour every week.…
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