Impact Rating Drops 36%

02-10-2006, 01:04 AM

From a 1.1 rating last week to a 0.7 this week.

From WrestlingObserver
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I didn't see this anywhere else, so I thought to myself "If they like to bash TNA like I do, they will enjoy this." SO, why do you all think the ratings have dropped so?

Impact was in direct competition with the UFC PPV, which featured a big match between Couture and Liddell.

Apparently the UFC PPV got upwards of 350,000 buys so I think it's fair to assume that at least some of the decline in ratings was caused by the UFC PPV.

But last time, the UFC PPV was on it dropped .2. This time, they dropped .4. And this UFC PPV did worse than the one prior, so why the greater drop?

It's not just the UFC PPV and believe it or not, if they had dropped to a .9, I would have made a point about Sting but not really worn it on my sleeve like I am now.

Plus, if they had just dropped to a .9, you could bet your ass it'd be mostly cause of the UFC PPV.

Ultimately, I think Impact is failing horribly because here you have a promotion that has been on a national level at least since 2004 with what they tout to be a big fanbase, they are being heavily promoted by Spike so much that I can't even watch a Bond movie on the channel without seeing 231 million commercials for the show, and the fact that they have (had) Sting, Jeff Jarrett, the Dudleyz, and Christian.

Now, I roll my eyes at that last comment, but TNA's mindset (which you can see carbon copied into all interviews) is that Jarrett is a draw because he was in WWF. If Jarrett's a draw by that logic, I fail to see how the Dudleyz and Christian AREN'T and if they all are, how the fuck is Impact just now getting a 1.1.

I hate to beat a dead horse, but ECW did better when they had NO national exposure before hand, no help from the company (in that they only advertised ECW during ECW TV), and were on at a time when TNN was horribly syndicated compared to now.

The time slots is something very debatable. ECW was on 8 PM in Friday Nights on TNN and TNA is on 11 PM BUT comes on right after UFC. So I would say TNA has the better slot with the UFC lead in.

Any explanation?

02-10-2006, 01:04 AM	#1
Me Guest Posts: n/a	Impact Rating Drops 36% From a 1.1 rating last week to a 0.7 this week. From WrestlingObserver ============= I didn't see this anywhere else, so I thought to myself "If they like to bash TNA like I do, they will enjoy this." SO, why do you all think the ratings have dropped so? Impact was in direct competition with the UFC PPV, which featured a big match between Couture and Liddell. Apparently the UFC PPV got upwards of 350,000 buys so I think it's fair to assume that at least some of the decline in ratings was caused by the UFC PPV. But last time, the UFC PPV was on it dropped .2. This time, they dropped .4. And this UFC PPV did worse than the one prior, so why the greater drop? It's not just the UFC PPV and believe it or not, if they had dropped to a .9, I would have made a point about Sting but not really worn it on my sleeve like I am now. Plus, if they had just dropped to a .9, you could bet your ass it'd be mostly cause of the UFC PPV. Ultimately, I think Impact is failing horribly because here you have a promotion that has been on a national level at least since 2004 with what they tout to be a big fanbase, they are being heavily promoted by Spike so much that I can't even watch a Bond movie on the channel without seeing 231 million commercials for the show, and the fact that they have (had) Sting, Jeff Jarrett, the Dudleyz, and Christian. Now, I roll my eyes at that last comment, but TNA's mindset (which you can see carbon copied into all interviews) is that Jarrett is a draw because he was in WWF. If Jarrett's a draw by that logic, I fail to see how the Dudleyz and Christian AREN'T and if they all are, how the fuck is Impact just now getting a 1.1. I hate to beat a dead horse, but ECW did better when they had NO national exposure before hand, no help from the company (in that they only advertised ECW during ECW TV), and were on at a time when TNN was horribly syndicated compared to now. The time slots is something very debatable. ECW was on 8 PM in Friday Nights on TNN and TNA is on 11 PM BUT comes on right after UFC. So I would say TNA has the better slot with the UFC lead in. Any explanation?