Production
WWE tapes SmackDown on Tuesday evenings to air Friday evenings on Syfy the same week.
Through October 2010 to mid 2012, SmackDown opened with "Know Your Enemy" by Green Day while "Hangman" by Rev Theory serves as the secondary theme song. Upon SmackDown's debut on Syfy it replaced the previous theme song "Let it Roll" by Divide the Day.
The show began broadcasting in HD beginning with the January 25, 2008 edition of SmackDown, where a new set (which was universal for all WWE weekly programming) debuted. Following the first broadcast in HD, the exclamation mark used since the show's inception disappeared from all references pertaining to "SmackDown", including the official logo, which resembles the 2001-08 logo but with a darker blue scheme.
As of August 3, 2012, the show has used the modified WWE HD universal set, which debuted at Raw 1000 on July 23.
From September 21-October 26, 2012, WWE worked in conjunction with Susan G. Komen for the Cure to raise awareness for breast cancer by adorning the SmackDown set with pink ribbons and a special pink middle rope in the ring.
Since the move to Syfy, SmackDown has aired occasional live specials on Tuesday nights (which are then replayed in its usual Friday night time slot as well).
It was confirmed by 7Lions on their Facebook page that "Born 2 Run" was to become new theme song of WWE SmackDown. The theme debuted on the 26th October 2012 edition of the programme.
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—George Bluestone, U.S. educator, critic. “The Limits of the Novel and the Limits of the Film,” Novels Into Film, Johns Hopkins Press (1957)