▁this ▁move ▁with ▁the ▁tag line ▁" TV ▁that ' s ▁changing ▁Friday ▁night s ." ▁Sm ack Down ! ▁made ▁its ▁season ▁premi ere ▁on ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁program ▁still ▁a ired ▁on ▁Th urs days ▁in ▁Canada ▁on ▁the ▁Sc ore . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁Ireland ▁and ▁Australia , ▁their ▁stations ▁Sky ▁Sports ▁and ▁Fox 8 ▁a ired ▁Sm ack Down ! ▁on ▁Frid ays ▁before ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁time ▁difference . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁a ▁major ▁week ly ▁W WE ▁show ▁a ired ▁intern ation ally ▁before ▁it ▁hit ▁screens ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁events ▁of ▁H urr icane ▁K atr ina ▁affected ▁the ▁first ▁episode ▁of ▁Sm ack Down ! ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁special ▁fund - ra ising ▁concert ▁that ▁a ired ▁on ▁UP N ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁episode ▁would ▁have ▁gone ▁out , ▁resulting ▁in ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁hour ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁being ▁shown ▁on ▁UP N , ▁while ▁the ▁first ▁hour ▁was ▁instead ▁stream ed ▁from ▁W WE ' s ▁website . ▁Other ▁countries , ▁including ▁Canada , ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁Australia ▁and ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁received ▁the ▁full ▁two - hour ▁show . ▁New ▁York ▁affili ate ▁W WOR - TV ▁and ▁secondary ▁affili ate ▁W SW B ▁( based ▁in ▁N ort he astern ▁Pennsylvania ) ▁also ▁a ired ▁both ▁hours ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁on ▁t ape ▁delay ▁on ▁Saturday