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UPN renews SmackDown!

By Steve McClellan -- Broadcasting & Cable, 3/11/2003 8:59:00 AM

In a multiyear deal, UPN has renewed wrestling show SmackDown! from World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.

UPN said it would remain on Thursday nights where it has been since its debut four years ago.

SmackDown! is the network's highest-rated show.

In its time period (8 p.m. to 10 p.m.), it is the third-highest-rated show among persons 12 through 34 (behind CBS and NBC) and the top-rated program among male teens.

UPN also said SmackDown! is the most-watched English-speaking show among Hispanics.

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