TNA Impact rating drops
TNA Impact scored its highest rating since January last week, but the show was unable to keep the momentum going.
Thursday’s episode did a 1.2 (rounded up from 1.15), down from the 1.4 for last week’s show, which took place the night after the reveal of “They” and a Jeff Hardy heel turn at the Bound for Glory pay-per-view. The show prior to last week’s did a 1.3.
Despite last week’s near-record final number, the quarter-hour ratings dropped as the show went on, which seemed to indicate that people were curious about the fallout from BFG but they didn’t necessarily care for the show itself, which featured a lot of talking and very little wrestling.
As far as entertainment value, I thought this week’s show was much better than last week’s. Whether that translates into a ratings increase next week remains to be seen. My guess is that the rating at least matches this week's.
Comments
TNA had a chance to bring move viewers in and they pulled a WCW. I'd be surprised if last week's show will help bring those people back.
Posted by: The Nature Boy | October 23, 2010 5:18 PM
Funny how you don't you post when RAW's rating drops...
RESPONSE FROM KE: Not sure if this is a joke or not. If it's not, here you go.
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2010/09/how_will_wwe_react_to_disappointing_raw_rating.html
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2010/04/ratings_news_not_good_for_raw_tna_impact.html
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/11/raw_rating_takes_a_hit.html
There are more, but you get the idea.
Posted by: Anonymous | October 23, 2010 7:20 PM
Ever since the beginning of the Hogan-Bischoff error, TNA has a had one time only pops in their ratings. If the casual viewers are anything like me, they tune in for the train wreck factor; just checking in to see how TNA is doing with very low expectations of change.
Its as if Hogan/Carter et al tried to create a fun, non-linear environment and flopped
How could such a strategy possibly fail?
Posted by: Abraham Randy | October 24, 2010 9:26 AM