TNA Television Ratings

[Troy]

Like I posted above TNA got a higher rating last year after BFG they got a 1.41 last year and only a 1.35 this year. People tune in after the big show because no-one pays to watch it. The big test is the rating this week to see if it remains high or drops off.

 

[Troy]

The 10/27 edition of Impact did a 1.14 rating with 1,522,000 viewers.

So the viewership dropped by half a million people. Wonder what Bischoff will have to say about this?

 

[Ben]

The November 3rd episode of IMPACT had 1,702,000 viewers which is up from last week's 1.5 million viewers. The episode scored a 1.27 rating (up from the 1.14 rating last week). This is the highest rated episode of the recent on the road tapings.

Decent rating, all things considered. It being on the road hopefully means there more willing to get out of the Impact Zone more often, as that is something that def would help the TV product.

 

[Troy]

This rating was spiked again by the World title change. I am sure that next week it will drop back down again, people would have tuned in to see Rhode win the title and that is it.

 

[The New F'n Show]

Clearly inflated to see Roode win the title and turn heel, next week could be high to see his first heel promo but it will fall again.

 

[Troy]

Unfortunately I think this is why TNA have these title changes occur on Impact, so that the rating increases. They should really save them for PPV and reward fans that pay to watch the product.

 

[Diablo]

I think that the model of having the world title change on PPV is becoming as obsolete as the PPV model itself. With the exception of the Royal Rumble, Wrestlemania and when WWE feels like making Summerslam or Survivor Series important, there are rarely(not saying never, MITB this year is an exception) any stand out shows, nevertheless shows that draw big numbers. There are just too many ways to access the content without dropping $30 for something that TNA has managed to devalue.

The rating this week, while a good overall number, is quite scary. The show started with the highest rated quarter hour of the 2 hour program and the main event settled well below what the show opened up with. Hopefully they'll be able to maintain the higher ratings in the coming weeks, but it's not an encouraging pattern.

 

[Troy]

I just feel that TNA should be saving big moments for PPVs so that fans know that if they spend the money they will get to see special moments and three good hours of wrestling. Looking at WWE's financial results for the last quarter and they make so much money from PPVs that is where the real money is and TNA need to start doing a better job at promoting them and convincing fans they should hand over their hard earned money.

 

[Ben]

The November 10 episode of Impact Wrestling had 1,730,000 viewers, up 28,000 from last weeks 1,702,000 million viewers. Impact had a 0.6 in the 18-49 demographic last night. The episode scored a 1.22 rating which is slightly down from the near 1.3 rating last week due to heavier competition.

Decent rating, and they've had a few weeks in a row above 1.7 million viewers.

 

[Troy]

Decent hold by TNA on the back of a strong rating last week. I think that the average rating this year must be around a 1.2 rating.

 

[Ben]

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The November 17th episode of IMPACT scored 1,619,000 viewers which is down from the 1,730,000 viewers last week. The show scored a 1.15 rating which is also down from last week's 1.22. This week saw competition from the Broncos vs Jets NFL game highlighted by Tim Tebow.

Still above a 1.5 and good considering they continue to go against the NFL.

 

[Troy]

It was the Impact after a PPV so normally there is a boost in the rating. Still they stick around a 1.2 rating that they have stayed close to most of the year.

 

[Ben]

Impact Wrestling airing on Thanksgiving had 1,405,000 viewers which is 214,000 from the previous weeks Impact. Impact also had a 0.4 in the 18-49 demographic. TNA's biggest competition on Thanksgiving was the Ravens vs 49ers which had 10,681,000 viewers and a 4.1 in the 18-49 demographic.

 

[Troy]

It ended up doing a 0.99 which is down from previous weeks but it was on a holiday so it was bound to be down. Reportedly the highest rating quarter was the one involving the Turkey match :/

 

[Troy]

The 12/1 edition of Impact did a 1.16 rating with 1,443,000 viewers.

Back to the normal rating at around a 1.2.