The SmackDown Pilot is Filmed


On April 27, 1999 the first ever episode of Friday Night SmackDown was filmed in the New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut. Initially, SmackDown was just supposed to be a one-off, a special event to fill time in the calendar year. However, after drawing a massive 5.8 rating, the United Paramount Network (UPN) picked the show up within a matter of months for weekly episodes. WWE has been running an episode SmackDown every week, totaling 1,077 episodes as of April 17, 2020.


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