New rumors of Smackdown on Thursday nights have started up now that Syfy has issued a press release about a new series premiere.

Syfy’s 12 Monkeys, based on the 1995 film starring Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt, will premiere on Friday, January 16th at 9pm. This obviously conflicts with Smackdown’s second hour; it could be an error in the release, but there’s also the possibility that Smackdown is still moving, and they delayed the switch for a few months.

It was already expected Smackdown was moving when photos of a WWE production truck surfaced online, featuring graphics mentioning a Thursday night time slot, but they ended up staying in the original time slot.

PWInsider is reporting WWE Smackdown on Thursday nights will still happen, according to their WWE sources.

We ran a report earlier today regarding the schedule change; Syfy’s new series 12 Monkeys, will premiere on Friday, January 16th at 9pm. This obviously creates a conflict with Smackdown, and it’s being said that Smackdown will be moved after the NFL season concludes.

It was speculated that the NFL games could have influence on WWE or Syfy’s decision, as well as TNA and Spike’s decision to move Impact to Wednesday nights.

The new night is not confirmed yet, but most believe the new Thursday night spot is a given. The feeling was that WWE was ready to move the show, but delayed it once CBS picked up the deal for the NFL games. Previously, the Thursday night games aired on NFL Network.