Where To Watch WWE SmackDown Live and On-Demand

There are several ways to watch WWE SmackDown without cable. I’ll explain how you can catch WWE SmackDown on Fox tonight and every Friday Night.

I’ve been watching WWE SmackDown on Fox every Friday night for free using a TV antenna for over a decade, but if you don’t want to use a TV antenna to watch SmackDown, there are plenty of more affordable ways to watch SmackDown every week, and even watch old episodes on demand.

Where to Watch WWE SmackDown Live

WWE SmackDown airs every week on Fox at 8:00 PM ET. Suppose you don’t have cable TV or can’t watch Fox using a TV antenna. Numerous services stream your local Fox stations in nearly all U.S. markets, and several offer a free trial so that you can watch SmackDown for Free this week.

All the ways you can stream WWE SmackDown are listed below. All free trials auto-renew when they expire, but you will not be billed if you cancel before the trial ends.

DIRECTV STREAM

DIRECTV STREAM offers live Fox streaming in many markets. Through its “Entertainment” package for $79.99 a month, Fox is available along with a ton of cable TV and other broadcast networks.

All DIRECTV STREAM plans include:

• the ability to watch on unlimited devices at the same time in your home with one subscription
• a cloud-based DVR
• channels like ESPN, AMC, HGTV, Discovery, and more
• supported on Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Amazon FireTV, and more

You can try DIRECTV STREAM by signing up for this free trial.

How Much:  $79.99 per month through the “Entertainment” package. For more information, check out our review of DIRECTV STREAM.

YouTube TV

YouTube TV is another great option for watching WWE SmackDown. YouTube TV offers live Fox with its streaming service in nearly ALL markets in the US.  YouTube TV supports Android, iOS, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, and more. Be sure to check out our review of YouTube TV for more information. You can sign up for their free trial.

How Much: $72.99 per month.

fuboTV

FuboTV offers Fox in numerous US cities allowing you to watch WWE SmackDown when it airs. You can check out a free trial to FuboTV here. Fubo TV supports the following streaming devices:

• Android smartphones
• Android tablets
• iPhone
• iPad
• Apple TV (4th Generation only)
• Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick
• Roku
• Chromecast

For more information on FuboTV features, please see our Fubo TV review.

How Much: FuboTV costs $74.99.

Hulu Live TV

Hulu offers live Fox in nearly all US markets, along with cable TV and broadcast networks. Therefore, you can watch WWE SmackDown as it airs on Fox. To see if live Fox is available in your area, you can use this tool: Hulu Live TV Channels by Zip code.

Hulu + Live TV is supported on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, iOS, Android, and more. You can read more about Hulu in our review of Hulu. There isn’t a month-to-month contract, so you can sign up to test the service without fear of a long-term commitment. You can sign up for Hulu Live TV using this link.

Sling

Sling provides the local Fox station in its Blue channel plan. The local FOX network is broadcast live in the following markets: 

• New York
• Philadelphia
• Chicago
• Washington, DC
• Miami/Ft. Lauderdale
• Dallas/Ft. Worth
• Los Angeles
• San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose
• Detroit
• Atlanta
• Houston
• Orlando/Daytona/Melbourne
• Tampa/St. Petersburg
• Gainesville
• Austin
• Milwaukee
• Minneapolis/St. Paul
• Phoenix
• Seattle

If you live in these TV markets then you can watch SmackDown on Fox live through Sling. The Sling Blue package costs $40 per month. You can sign up here for 50% off your first month. You can use Sling on  Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, and more. See our review of Sling TV for more information on the service.

SmackDown Is Leaving Fox In 2024

Great, you just learned how to stream SmackDown on Fox, and now you learn it’s the show’s last year on the network. Don’t worry. In October 2024, SmackDown will move to USA Network. All of the streaming services I covered above that allow you to watch SmackDown on Fox also carry USA Network. Plus, USA Network is already the home of WWE Raw and WWE NXT.

Where To Watch SmackDown On-Demand

All 25 seasons of WWE SmackDown are available on Peacock. Episodes go all the way back to when SmackDown first aired in 1999 and continue all the way up to the current season. However, new episodes take about 5 weeks to become available on the service.  This means you can’t watch SmackDown Live on Peacock. You need you use one of the other streaming services that carry Fox to watch SmackDown Live.

For access to WWE-Raw on-demand, you need to subscribe to Peacocks Premium Plan for $5.99 per month after signing up. This will also provide access to all the WWE premium live events as long as you keep up your subscription. Yes, you can watch PLEs like Wrestlemania, Survivor Series, and more with Peacock for the same $5.99 per month subscription you use to watch SmackDown.

Peacock supports iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV 4K, Apple TV HD, Xbox One S and Xbox One X, Android devices, Android TV, Chromecast, and Chromecast built-in.

How To Watch SmackDown Peacock

Below are the steps for using Peacock to watch SmackDown

• Sign up for Peacock.
• Plans start at $5.99 per month, and you can cancel at any time.
• Download the Peacock app to your supported streaming device (Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, etc.)
• Open the Peacock App and sign in with the credentials you chose when signing up
• Once you are logged in, navigate to the WWE Hub, and scroll down to the SmackDown Hub

You can learn more in our review of Peacock.