Title: Impact! Highest Rating Ever
jamiegeist - April 17, 2006 06:43 PM (GMT)
From PWinsider.com:
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NA scored a 1.1 rating in their debut on Thursday evenings on Spike TV. The show did great numbers among Male viewers, as they captured a 1.4 rating among Males 18-49 and a 1.5 among Males 18-13.
TNA officials have great reason to celebrate. The episode was the most watched TNA Impact ever on Spike TV. Among cable networks, TNA was the top rated show in the 11 PM hour among Males in both the 18-49 and 25-34 demographics. Among Males 18-34, TNA came in second, trailing the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim lineup.
In all, a total 1.3 million viewers watched TNA's debut on Thursday, which was highlighted by Sting's return to the ring, the debut of Matt Hyson as Brother Runt and his reunion with Team 3D, and Samoa Joe regaining the X-Division championsip from rival Christopher Daniels in a PPV caliber match.
For those wondering how TNA fared in comparison with their UFC lead ins, UFC Unleashed at 9 PM scored a 1.0 rating with 1.2 million viewers tuning in. The second episode of the Ultimate Fighter reality series (featuring Ken Shamrock and Tito Ortiz as coaches) scored a 1.3 (down from last week's 2.0) with 1.7 million viewers total. |
Fucking awesome!
dynamite kido - April 17, 2006 07:00 PM (GMT)
Good news for them.......hopefully they can build on this, especially because UFC is bringing in a nice lead in.....
whitemilesdavis - April 17, 2006 07:04 PM (GMT)
That's great for TNA and Spike. Let's hope this is not just because it's the debut. I would like to see their ratings grow from here.
jamiegeist - April 17, 2006 07:11 PM (GMT)
If anything I'd say it would be alot of new viewers hanging on from UFC. Alot of the casuals that were viewing it on Saturday may not have even known about the change.
Hopefully they will next week, and will help boost it up even a bit more.
whitemilesdavis - April 17, 2006 07:18 PM (GMT)
If these ratings hold, Spike will give TNA a prime time spot once TUF is over.
SamoaRowe - April 17, 2006 09:02 PM (GMT)
Awesome, awesome news. I only hope it gets better from here.
Scrooge McSuck - April 17, 2006 09:19 PM (GMT)
I told you Sting = Ratings.
Isn't it just a weird coincidence, that the 2 shows they hyped the heck out of featuring Sting, have gotten the highest ratings?
Edit: In case I sound negative, I meant to be happy about it. They just need to use the formula I think is best... lure with the old stars, keep with the new. :)
jamiegeist - April 17, 2006 11:21 PM (GMT)
Thats a pretty good observation by Scrooge.
Hype a Sting-Steiner match, and put Joe v Lethal on the undercard. Booyah.