▁air ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁network ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁ever . ▁According ▁to ▁Law ler , ▁Sm ack Down ▁may ▁move ▁back ▁to ▁Friday ▁night s ▁on ▁USA ▁Network ▁and ▁go ▁live . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁possibility ▁that ▁Sm ack Down ▁may ▁move ▁to ▁T ues day ▁night s ▁on ▁USA ▁Network ▁and ▁go ▁live . ▁Sm ack Down ▁remained ▁on ▁Th urs day ▁night s ▁when ▁the ▁show ▁moves ▁from ▁Sy f y ▁to ▁USA ▁Network ▁on ▁January ▁ 7 . ▁Co inc iding ▁with ▁the ▁premi ere ▁of ▁Sm ack Down ▁on ▁USA ▁Network , ▁Rich ▁B ren nan ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Mau ro ▁R anal lo , ▁who ▁is ▁set ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁lead ▁announ cer , ▁and ▁Book er ▁T ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁current ▁Raw ▁and ▁Super st ars ▁color ▁comment ator ▁By ron ▁Sa xt on , ▁who ▁is ▁set ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁alternate ▁color ▁comment ator . ▁The ▁first ▁Sm ack Down ▁episode ▁on ▁USA ▁Network ▁had ▁ 2 . 7 5 ▁million ▁view ers ; ▁in ▁main ▁event ▁matches ▁Charlotte ▁def ended ▁the ▁Div as ▁Championship ▁against ▁Beck y ▁Lyn ch ▁and ▁Kevin ▁O w ens ▁wrest led ▁Inter cont inental ▁Champion ▁Dean ▁Am bro se ▁to ▁a ▁double ▁count out . ▁When ▁Mau ro ▁R anal lo ▁suffered ▁from ▁influen za , ▁current ▁Raw ▁lead ▁comment ator ▁Michael ▁Cole ▁replaced ▁him ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁That ▁night ' s ▁Sm ack Down ▁episode ▁marked ▁the ▁return