Special episodes

Smackdown

 

Episode

	Date	Rating	Notes
SmackDown! (Pilot)	April 29, 1999	5.8[27]	Pilot episode.[28]
SmackDown! (Special)	August 26, 1999	4.2[29]	Series debut
SmackDown! Extreme	February 1, 2001	4.0	First live episode of SmackDown!.
9/11 Tribute	September 13, 2001	3.6[30]	Tribute in memory of 9/11.
Christmas from Baghdad	December 25, 2003	3.0[31]	Honored United States Armed Forces.
SmackDown! 5th Anniversary Special	September 23, 2004	3.2[32]	Celebrated the show's 5th anniversary.
Christmas in Iraq	December 23, 2004	2.9[32]	Honored United States Armed Forces.
SmackDown! Night of Champions	December 30, 2004	3.9[32]	Featured championship matches.
Eddie Guerrero Tribute Show	November 18, 2005	3.3[33]	Tribute in memory of Eddie Guerrero.
Best of SmackDown! 2005	December 23, 2005	2.8[33]	Featured clips from 2005.
Best of SmackDown! 2006	December 29, 2006	2.6[34]	Featured clips from 2006.
SmackDown! 400th episode	April 20, 2007	2.5[35]	Celebrated the show's 400th episode.
WWE Best of 2007	December 28, 2007	2.5[35]	Featured clips from 2007.
SmackDown All-Star Kick-Off	October 3, 2008	2.9[36]	Featured Champion vs. Champion matches. Premiere on MyNetworkTV.
SmackDown 500th episode	March 20, 2009	2.7[37]	Celebrated the show's 500th episode. Featured the rosters from all three brands.
Decade of SmackDown	October 2, 2009	2.2[38]	Celebrated the show's 10th anniversary.[39] Featured the rosters from all three brands.
SmackDown Live Syfy Premiere	October 1, 2010	1.7[40]	Premiere on Syfy. Featured the rosters from Raw and SmackDown.
Christmas on USA	December 21, 2010	2.5[40]	Special Tuesday live Christmas episode on the USA Network.[41]
SmackDown 600th episode	February 18, 2011[42]	2.1[43]	Celebrates the show's 600th episode. Features the rosters from Raw and SmackDown.
SuperSmackDown LIVE!	August 30, 2011	2.2[44]	First SuperSmackDown LIVE. It was announced that Raw wrestlers could appear fulltime on SmackDown.
SmackDown Milestone	October 14, 2011	2.2[45]	Special episode celebrating SmackDown as the second longest running weekly episodic TV show.
SuperSmackDown LIVE! Christmas Special	November 29, 2011	2.0[46]	Live holiday episode. WWE Legend Mick Foley guest hosted.
Sin City SmackDown	January 20, 2012	2.1[47]	A special episode of SmackDown eminating from Las Vegas, Nevada The stipulations of the matches are determined by the spin of a wheel, similar to Raw Roulette.
SuperSmackDown LIVE!	February 21, 2012[48]	1.7[49]	Live episode of SmackDown.
SuperSmackDown LIVE: Blast from the Past	April 10, 2012[50]	1.5[44]	Live episode of SmackDown. Old school theme featuring appearances from WWE Hall of Famers and Legends.
SuperSmackDown LIVE: The Great American Bash	July 3, 2012[51]	1.7[52]	Live episode of SmackDown. Celebration of Independence Day. The Great American Bash 20-Man Battle Royal.[51]
Friday Night ZackDown	July 13, 2012	1.8[53]	The winner of The Great American bash 20-Man Battle Royal; Zack Ryder ran SmackDown as acting general manager for one night only.
SuperSmackDown LIVE!	November 6, 2012	1.5	Live episode of SmackDown.
SuperSmackDown LIVE!	December 18, 2012	2.2	Live episode of SmackDown that was commercial free on the USA Network.
SmackDown 700th Episode LIVE!	January 18, 2013	2.0	Celebration of the 700th Episode of SmackDown.
Social Media SmackDown	March 1, 2013	1.9	Special episode of SmackDown that features reactions from the superstars and the WWE Universe on Tout, Twitter, and Facebook.