1 4 , ▁Sm ack Down ▁a ired ▁its ▁ 8 0 0 th ▁episode , ▁which ▁a ired ▁live ▁on ▁USA ▁Network , ▁featuring ▁the ▁main ▁event ▁between ▁Dol ph ▁Z igg ler ▁and ▁S eth ▁Roll ins . ▁▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁Th urs day ▁night s ▁( 2 0 1 5 ) ▁ ▁The ▁show ' s ▁return ▁to ▁Th urs day ▁night s ▁– ▁something ▁that ▁was ▁rum ored ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁– ▁was ▁made ▁official ▁by ▁Sy f y ▁and ▁W WE ▁on ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁return ▁to ▁Th urs day ▁night s ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁help ▁attract ▁a ▁younger ▁audience ▁to ▁Sy f y , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁more ▁prem ium ▁advert ising ▁dollars ▁from ▁mark eters , ▁who ▁tend ▁to ▁spend ▁more ▁to ▁promote ▁their ▁products , ▁especially ▁film ▁releases , ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁as ▁consum ers ▁head ▁into ▁the ▁week end . ▁The ▁last ▁Sm ack Down ▁air ing ▁on ▁Friday ▁night s ▁had ▁ 2 . 4 3 ▁million ▁view ers ▁with ▁a ▁ 0 . 7 ▁share . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁broadcast ▁on ▁the ▁finale ▁of ▁Sm ack Down , ▁L ay field ▁left ▁Sm ack Down ▁to ▁join ▁Raw , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁comment ator , ▁alongside ▁Cole ▁and ▁Book er ▁T ▁from ▁January ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁to ▁July ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁leaving ▁the