TNA scores low rating (Last week's rating + audio)

Well, their ratings have not improved despite them going live last year and at 8 pm, despite Dixie and some Spike executive saying they could get more viewers at 8, yeah they're on the decline cause at this rate, they should be doing higher ratings than they are. When I checked the ratings these past few weeks, the April 4, 2013 episode, which was a taped show, did a higher rating than the week before, which was live. I'm trying to get the quarter hours for this episode to see if it's true what some people here said about Petey Williams = ratings! But yeah, I know the past few years, Don Tony and Kevin Castle Show have made fun at some of the things TNA have done. My favorite was when KC said Eric Young is such a common name, his neighbor's name was Eric Young. But back to my point, they criticized bad stuff that made sense. I remember a episode when Kevin Castle said about ECW and TNA, "Jack Swagger and DJ Gabriel outdraw, Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, AJ Styles, Kevin Nash, Booker T, Scott Steiner." Also, one interview Crimson did with a radio station and he said that the young guys have to step up. Don Tony went over the entire TNA roster at the time to see who could step up and be a huge star. I'm not trying to be a mark for them, but when it comes to TNA, they make a lot of sense of what they say.

One more thing I also wanted to rant about. When Dixie said that it was time for them to go on the road, Don Tony mentioned that why didn't anyone interviewing her asked her if their deal with Universal Studios expired and if Universal Studios did not want to renew. That makes a lot of sense to me. I think the place where TNA did their tapings is being used now for something else I forgot. Also, Dixie Carter have said to the TNA roster that they are not allowed to do interviews with them and anyone associated with them.

Here's a video I found on YouTube where Kevin Castle and Missionary Thomas from Wrestling Soup discussed TNA Lockdown where Kevin Castle focused more on Bully Ray winning the title:

I wish I had a dollar for every time someone swore that TNA was on the decline because of one rating. It's one episode and all of a sudden they're on a decline? *shrug*

DAMNNNNNNN that low? Last impact wasent THAT bad. Well maybe if they give people LESS intellectually- disabled storylines maybe we could get somewhere. Seriously this new storyline with AJ styles is Boring as all hell. Dont even get me started on Joseph Parks

It could be just a blip, it happens. Even to WWE.
I said that limiting the PPV's to 4 a year was a bad idea, the storylines last too long and people are getting bored, everyone knows the world title isn't gonna change on impact, so why have a PPV match on free TV when everyone already knows whats gonna happen.

Petey Williams = ratings


No Petey Williams = lowest ratings of the year



FACT!

For those interested, I got the quarter hour ratings from the April 4, 2013 episode.

First Hour Break Down
Q1: Impact opened with a 1.11 rating for Aces & Eights opening the show and Team TNA clearing them from the ring to set up the TV main event, plus one commercial.

Q2: Impact peaked with a 1.21 rating for the Knockouts tag match of Velvet Sky & Taryn Terrell vs. Gail Kim & Tara, one commercial, and the first-half of the Tag Title contract signing.

Q3: Impact dipped to a 1.09 rating for the conclusion of the contract signing, one commercial, and Adam Pearce vs. Magno in a Gut Check match.

Q4: Impact dipped to a show-low 0.99 rating for video packages on the Hogan/Sting business concerning Bully Ray, backstage skits, and two full commercial breaks.

Second Hour Break Down
Q5: Impact got its usual top-of-the-second-hour bump, but only to a 1.16 rating for Hogan calling out A.J. Styles, plus one commercial, and the opening of the X Division three-way match. (The 1.16 rating was about four percent below the Q5 average in 2013.)

Q6: Impact slightly declined to a 1.14 rating for the conclusion of the X Division match, one commercial, and ring introductions for the main event.

Q7: Impact declined to a 1.10 rating for the 10-man tag main event, which was lower than the 1.11 rating in Q1 to set up the match. There was one mid-match commercial in the 14-minute match.

Q8: Impact slightly declined to a second-hour-low 1.08 rating for the Bully-Brooke in-ring confrontation, plus one commercial at the start of the quarter-hour.


Now, the ratings did increase during the beginning of the X-Division Title match, but declined during the conclusion of the match. The ratings peaked during the Knockouts Tag match. The lowest part of the show was during the Hogan/Sting business on Bully Ray and multiple backstage skits.

Now while Petey Williams on TV did increase the ratings at the beginning of the second hour, their highest rating was when the Knockouts were on TV.


Now, here's the quarter hours for the 4/11/13 episode:


First Hour Break Down

Q1: Impact opened with a dreadful 0.75 rating for the first two falls of the Tag Title match, plus one commercial.

Q2: Impact remained dreadful with a 0.79 rating for the conclusion of Aries & Roode vs. Chavo & Hernandez, one commercial, and the first portion of Joseph Park's in-ring speech.

Q3: Impact increased to a 0.91 rating for the second-half of Park's speech involving Devon, one commercial, and a five-minute Knockouts segment featuring Taryn Terrell.

Q4: Impact dipped to a 0.84 rating for the first of two oddball Gut Check segments, video packages, and two full commercial breaks dragging down the rating.

Second Hour Break Down

Q5: Impact only increased to a 0.96 rating at the top of the second hour, which was the lowest-rated Q5 of the year. The previous low was a 1.14 rating on March 21. The segment featured the latest attempt by Hulk Hogan asking A.J. Styles to make a decision, James Storm interrupting Styles again, Bad Influence in the ring, and the segment concluding with Hogan booking Storm-Styles next week. There was also one commercial.

Q6: Impact increased slightly to a 0.98 rating for Joey Ryan vs. Rob Terry, one commercial, and the Gut Check decision giving Magno the boot.

Q7: Impact passed the 1.00-barrier with a 1.06 rating TNA Title match ring introductions, one commercial, and the first four minutes of Bully Ray vs. Jeff Hardy.

Q8: Impact increased to a show-high 1.13 rating for the conclusion of Ray-Hardy for the TNA Title, plus one commercial at the start of the quarter-hour, allowing the final 12 minutes of the show to be focused on Ray-Hardy.


The peak on the ratings was the main event. The lowest rating was the start of the show, which was the Tag Team Title match. I wonder what the ratings will be like next week. I actually think that the ratings will increase, not exactly cause Petey Williams will be on TV, but he could be one of the factors of the ratings going up. The reason why I believe the ratings will go up is because for the past month, I'm seeing that the ratings are higher when they're taped than when they're live. I saw the spoilers of this week's show, and there's only two matches/segments on the show that I am interested in seeing (not going to mention which one they are since I forgot if they advertised any other match other than AJ vs. Storm.

This. Since 2008 that TNA hasnt had such a good product so the haters feed on a rating drop to draw their disgrace picture.

Same old....

It sucks the ratings aren't better. I've really been enjoying TNA

Nice to see Petey raised the ratings heading into the second hour for TNA again! The guy is just a ratings beast!