Ratings news for TNA Impact, Raw
As I predicted, the rating for last Thursday’s episode of TNA Impact was back up to the show’s usual level. It did a 1.2, up from 0.9 the previous week and 1.0 the week before that.
On Sept. 10, Impact was up against the NFL season opener between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans, which was the most-watched televised sporting event since the last Super Bowl. On Sept. 3, there was a DVR glitch that may have contributed to Impact’s below-average rating.
The fact that the ratings were back to normal likely bodes well for guys such as Matt Morgan, Hernandez and Eric Young, who have all been given prominent roles as of late.
As for Monday night’s Raw, it did a 3.4, the same number it did last week. Before going head-to-head with “Monday Night Football” the past two Mondays, Raw was averaging a 3.7 since adopting the guest host format.
Comments
What, you mean Leno isn't drawing fans away? ;-)
Posted by: Stephen | September 22, 2009 11:12 PM
as a longtime critic of tna on this blog and elsewhere, i have to say i'm impressed with TNA giving the young guys quite a rub. about time. wwe (raw) could learn from that if the young stars aren't elevated soon the WWE is in trouble.
Posted by: pimentel | September 23, 2009 12:43 AM
Kev,
Do you think the Raw rating is hurt by all of the replays that come on during the week.
Back in the days of the Monday Night War, Raw was only on once a week. While Nitro replayed later that night. So hardcore fans never had to really chose btw shows.
Now, Raw replays on Wednesday, Saturday(if you have HD) and Sunday.
Do you think that hurts the ratings?
Posted by: B.Vic | September 23, 2009 4:42 PM
Is there any kind of stat that says whether or not Sunday Night Football hurts PPV buy rates? Just curious.
Posted by: Andre the Midget | September 24, 2009 5:40 PM