Going against the first round of the NFL Draft, Impact Wrestling viewership was down for its Rebellion fallout episode.
Last night’s Impact averaged 120,000 viewers on AXS TV, down from the 145,000 that last Thursday’s Rebellion go-home episode of the show averaged. The rating in the 18-49 demo was steady at a 0.05.
The opening night of the NFL Draft averaged 6.478 million viewers on ESPN, 4.192 million viewers on ABC, and 1.850 million viewers on the NFL Network last night. The ESPN broadcast topped all of television with a 2.41 rating in 18-49.
AEW World Champion Kenny Omega won the Impact World Championship by defeating Rich Swann in a title vs. title match at Impact Wrestling’s Rebellion pay-per-view this past Sunday. On last night’s Impact, there was a show-long storyline where it was said that Omega would be stripped of the Impact World Championship and indefinitely suspended from both Impact and AEW if he didn’t appear in person. Omega & The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) appeared near the end of the show, attacking Eddie Edwards and Sami Callihan during the main event.
Impact Tag Team Champions Juice Robinson & David Finlay tried to make the save after Omega & The Good Brothers’ attack but were beat down.
A six-man tag match with Omega & The Good Brothers facing Edwards, Robinson & Finlay has been announced for Impact Wrestling’s Under Siege Impact Plus special that’s taking place on Saturday, May 15.
Here’s a look at Impact ratings since the start of December:
December 1 — 166,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
December 8 (Omega’s first Impact appearance) — 221,000 viewers (0.08 rating in 18-49)
December 15 — 177,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
December 22 (Best of 2020 part one) — 133,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
December 29 (Best of 2020 part two) — 103,000 viewers (0.01 rating in 18-49)
January 5 — 148,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
January 12 — 161,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
January 19 — 147,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
January 26 — 186,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
February 2 — 173,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
February 9 — 153,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
February 16 (Robinson and Finlay’s first Impact appearance) — 197,000 viewers (0.06 rating in 18-49)
February 23 — 170,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
March 2 — 134,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
March 9 — 144,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
March 16 — 146,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
March 23 — 116,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
March 30 — 149,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
April 8 (first Thursday episode, Omega in action) — 168,000 viewers (0.06 rating in 18-49)
Coming off last week’s Thursday debut, Impact Wrestling viewership was down 21 percent last night.
Last night’s Impact averaged 132,000 viewers on AXS TV, down from the 168,000 viewers that the show’s Thursday debut averaged the previous week. Last week’s Impact featured Kenny Omega wrestling on the show, with him teaming with The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) against Rich Swann, Willie Mack & Eddie Edwards in a six-man tag team main event. Last week’s Impact went against NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver night two, which aired live on Peacock.
This Thursday’s Impact was headlined by a press conference with AEW World Champion Omega and Impact World Champion Swann ahead of their title vs. title match at Impact Wrestling’s Rebellion pay-per-view on Sunday, April 25.
In the 18-49 demo, Impact drew a 0.04 rating. That’s down from the 0.06 rating the show drew last week.
Vice TV’s Dark Side of the Ring: Confidential, which moved to Thursdays starting this week, ranked 134th on cable in 18-49 last night. It averaged 130,000 viewers overall and drew a 0.04 rating in 18-49.
Here’s a look at Impact ratings since the start of December:
December 1 — 166,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
December 8 (Omega’s first Impact appearance) — 221,000 viewers (0.08 rating in 18-49)
December 15 — 177,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
December 22 (Best of 2020 part one) — 133,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
December 29 (Best of 2020 part two) — 103,000 viewers (0.01 rating in 18-49)
January 5 — 148,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
January 12 — 161,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
January 19 — 147,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
January 26 — 186,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
February 2 — 173,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
February 9 — 153,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
February 16 (Juice Robinson and David Finlay’s first Impact appearance) — 197,000 viewers (0.06 rating in 18-49)
February 23 — 170,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
March 2 — 134,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
March 9 — 144,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
March 16 — 146,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
March 23 — 116,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
March 30 — 149,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
April 8 (first Thursday episode, Omega in action) — 168,000 viewers (0.06 rating in 18-49)
Impact Wrestling got a ratings increase for its first episode since moving to Thursday nights.
Thursday’s Impact averaged 168,000 viewers on AXS TV, up from the 149,000 viewers that the final Tuesday episode of the show averaged last week. This was Impact’s best viewership number since February 23.
The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.06. That tied the February 16 episode for the best rating Impact has done in the demo in 2021.
This week’s Impact featured AEW World Champion Kenny Omega’s first non-PPV match for the promotion. The episode went against night two of NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver, which aired exclusively on Peacock in the United States. Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 6, which aired as an iPPV on Fite TV, also took place at the same time as Impact.
Rich Swann, Eddie Edwards & Willie Mack defeated Omega & The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) in the main event of this week’s Impact. Omega and Impact World Champion Swann are facing off in a title vs. title match at Impact’s Rebellion pay-per-view on Sunday, April 25.
Here’s a look at Impact ratings since the start of December:
December 1 — 166,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
December 8 (Omega’s first Impact appearance) — 221,000 viewers (0.08 rating in 18-49)
December 15 — 177,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
December 22 (Best of 2020 part one) — 133,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
December 29 (Best of 2020 part two) — 103,000 viewers (0.01 rating in 18-49)
January 5 — 148,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
January 12 — 161,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
January 19 — 147,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
January 26 — 186,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
February 2 — 173,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
February 9 — 153,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
February 16 (Juice Robinson and David Finlay’s first Impact appearance) — 197,000 viewers (0.06 rating in 18-49)
February 23 — 170,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
March 2 — 134,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
March 9 — 144,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
March 16 — 146,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
March 23 — 116,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
March 30 — 149,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
April 8 (first Thursday episode, Omega in action) — 168,000 viewers (0.06 rating in 18-49)
We’ve got a huge issue of the Observer this week with a lot of business notes, polls on the biggest shows of the last week, Match of the Week, Performer of the Week, New Japan Cup polls, several bios and updates on the biggest shows.
With WrestleMania upcoming, we run down the show, why certain matches have changed, update on the WWE COVID situation including who was ad wasn’t back, WrestleMania ticket sales updates and the demand, a look at both NXT Takeover shows, the WWE’s new location for filming starting on 4/12, as well as UFC tickets sales for its first show and the current level of demand for tickets for both events.
Also in this issue:
More info on the WWE Network migration to Peacock, what is being edited off and why, the release of Andrade and more background on him, Glenn Jacobs and the Knox County mayor situation, update on Samantha Tavel lawsuit against Matt Riddle, Lots of Hall of Fame news and bios, announcer will no longer appear on TV, Stephanie McMahon talks WWE without Vince McMahon, how wrestling shows ranked among the sports shows this past week, what was planned to happen with the U.S. title this year and why it didn’t happen, Daniel Bryan talks his future, his philosophy on wrestling, who he wants to wrestle with lots of surprises, his current schedule, Randy Orton talks his career, WWE gets new television deal, WWE legend puts home for sale, new WWE video game news, WWE documentary notes, injury updates and WWE stock price update.
A study done in Oslo, Norway which links steroid use to the aging of the brain and previous notes on things that could corroborate that regarding concussion recovery. We also give a background of when steroid use started in sports and how it got started in the U.S.
Fast Lane show, including a unique look in a number of different metro areas between the interest level in Fast Lane, one of WWE’s weakest shows in years for interest, and Revolution, which two weeks earlier set AEW’s PPV record, match-by-match coverage of the show with star ratings and poll results.
New Japan Cup coverage, New Japan Cup match-by-match rankings, star ratings and poll results, why the Bea Priestley angle went down, notes on double standards and why these double standards exist with some of the fan base, who was the New Japan Cup MVP and best performer, as well as the first time an earthquake caused a wrestling match to stop in the middle for 25 minutes, where New Japan goes from here with the big shows in April and May, as well as this week’s show.
Impact moving to Thursday.
A major feature on the life of Barry Orton, his claims that got him on TV in 1992 on Donahue, Geraldo, Larry King and other shows, his thoughts looking back, how he met Mike Tenay and his impact on Mike Tenay’s career and wrestling knowledge, what Orton said under oath and the lie detector test he took, the times Vince McMahon confronted him, as well as Orton sending Vince McMahon a letter with his idea of having a rock & roll gimmick.
Barry Orton on the Donahue show, Tom Cole and Orton, stuff that was and wasn’t taken out of context, Orton’s career ending, life after wrestling, his Calgary run as The Zodiac and where it came from and why it ended, and how his career started.
This past week’s UFC show, the star that filed, where the winners are headed, the age-old weight cutting problem, how the show did in different deos and fight-by-fight coverage.
A story on the death of Ed Farhat Jr., the son of The Sheik. We look at his days as Captain Eddie George as well as his attempts to follow his father in promoting wrestling in Michigan. We look at the heyday of The Sheik, the movie “I Like To Hurt People” that Ed Jr., had a role in, the end of the heyday period and more.
More detail on ratings than any other source, we have how every segment on NXT and AEW did as well as how it did with different age groups, genders and more, plus a look at all other wrestling shows of the past week.
Results of the major pro wrestling events of the past week.
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WEDNESDAY NEWS UPDATE
WWE
PWInsider is reporting another segment has been removed from Peacock, this time from a July 6, 1998 episode of Raw where members of D-Generation X dressed as The Nation of Domination. The episode is not yet on Peacock, but was removed from a video package that aired during the SummerSlam 1998 broadcast.
Charly Arnholt, formerly Charly Caruso, spoke to TVInsider about her departure from WWE, saying nothing bad happened. “There is always going to be chatter,” she said. “The contract was coming up. Instead of renewing, I’m moving on. Everyone is going to have their own opinions regardless. I never had any issues while I was at WWE. Nothing bad happened. As far as I’m concerned, I’m leaving on a positive note and beginning what I believe to be the next step in my career.”
During today’s episode of The Bump, it was announced that the show will be airing three times next week during WrestleMania week: the normal Wednesday show, Saturday at 1 pm ET for WrestleMania day one, and Sunday at 1 pm ET for WrestleMania day 2.
Next Wednesday’s episode of The Bump will be a NXT Stand and Deliver edition of the show. It will feature Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Raquel Gonzalez, Adam Cole, LA Knight, Izzy, Scarlett, and Karrion Kross.
Young Rock last night on NBC averaged 2,523,000 viewers, down from last week’s 2.872,000.
A sneak peek of Wipeout on TBS with host John Cena earned 775,000 viewers with a 0.29 in the 18-49 demographic, putting it in sixth place for the night on cable.
A member of the Tennessee Senate has introduced a resolution honoring Knox County Mayor Glen Jacobs (Kane) for his induction into the WWE Hall of Fame.
William Regal told Daily Star that he pushed WWE to sign Sasha Banks, to the point that he was ready to leave the company over it. “I wasn’t doing this job then but in the afternoon at the shows, I’d always be training outside the ring and she’d be one of the ones who would always come and talk,” he said. “When it came to me getting this job… I went to them [about Sasha] and said ‘look, if this doesn’t work out, you can fire me. To see the way she has come through this, and to see what she’s done [is] incredible.”
G. Gordon Liddy, a former FBI agent that was later linked to the Watergate scandal that ended the presidency of Richard Nixon, passed away yesterday at the age of 90. In professional wrestling, he appeared at WrestleMania 2 as a celebrity judge for the Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper boxing match.
WWE Supercard has added a new WrestleMania 37 tier to their game. Other new additions include a WrestleMania 37 sweepstakes, a new WrestleMania 37 quest to collect Silver and Gold Doubloons, and a new Dust Meter that, when enough Dust is collected, leads to a new exclusive draft board.
According to Mitch Salem from ShowBuzz Daily, Impact last night scored 38,000 viewers with a 0.01 in 18-34, down dramatically from last week’s 118,000 viewers. Unless there was an error involved, this is by far the lowest number of the year thus far. This was their final Tuesday show prior to their move to Thursdays starting next week.
Hana Kimura’s mother, Kyoko, has launched a new non-profit organization called Remember Hana. The organization’s goal is to prevent bullying and end the stigma of mental healthcare.
The Mainichi reported that Japan’s human rights broadcasting ethics organization concluded that Terrace House broadcaster Fuji Television failed to give sufficient consideration to the mental well being of Kimura.
Tony Khan on Twitter: “It’s Wednesday, you know what that means! In the past week we’ve celebrated the 1 year anniversary of Mr. Brodie Lee’s 1st match on #AEWDynamite; he’s irreplaceable in the hearts of his wonderful family + his countless fans worldwide, & tonight’s show, as always, is in his honor.”
Daily Echo reports that James Thomas Alexander Riley, a UK wrestler from Ferndown, was sentenced to 21 months in prison following a spot where he kicked his opponent full force in the face, leading his opponent to be hospitalized for facial fractures. His opponent was also granted a restraining order for ten years against Riley.
The Spectrum has an article on Empire State Wrestling in Buffalo, NY and how they have dealt with COVID-19.
The latest Aces High looks at Tanahashi’s career in 2006, including his run in the NJPW project Lock-Up.
Despite AEW World Champion Kenny Omega returning on the episode, this week’s Impact Wrestling drew the show’s lowest viewership of 2021 thus far.
Tuesday’s Impact averaged 116,000 viewers on AXS TV, down from the 146,000 viewers that last week’s episode averaged. The rating in the 18-49 demo stayed steady at a 0.04. Impact has drawn a 0.04 rating in 18-49 for three straight weeks.
In the 18-49 demo, Impact ranked 146th for the night on cable. Last week’s Impact, which featured the fallout from Impact’s Sacrifice Impact Plus special, ranked 135th.
Omega returned to Impact on last night’s show ahead of facing Impact World Champion Rich Swann in a title vs. title match at next month’s Rebellion pay-per-view. It was announced today that Rebellion will now take place on Sunday, April 25. The PPV was originally set for Saturday, April 24.
This was Omega’s first appearance on Impact since the fallout of January’s Hard to Kill PPV. Omega & The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) defeated Swann, Moose & Chris Sabin in the main event of Hard to Kill, with Omega pinning Swann after hitting the One Winged Angel.
Here’s a look at Impact ratings since the start of December:
December 1 — 166,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
December 8 (Omega’s first Impact appearance) — 221,000 viewers (0.08 rating in 18-49)
December 15 — 177,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
December 22 (Best of 2020 part one) — 133,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
December 29 (Best of 2020 part two) — 103,000 viewers (0.01 rating in 18-49)
January 5 — 148,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
January 12 — 161,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
January 19 — 147,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
January 26 — 186,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
February 2 — 173,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
February 9 — 153,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
February 16 (Juice Robinson and David Finlay’s first Impact appearance) — 197,000 viewers (0.06 rating in 18-49)
February 23 — 170,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
Ratings for Tuesday’s edition of Impact Wrestling were essentially unchanged from last week’s Sacrifice go-home show.
Tuesday’s Impact averaged 146,000 viewers on AXS TV, up slightly from the 144,000 viewers that last week’s episode averaged. The rating in the 18-49 demo was steady at a 0.04.
This week’s Impact featured the fallout from Sacrifice. Sacrifice aired on Impact Plus on Saturday night and was headlined by Impact World Champion Rich Swann defeating self-proclaimed TNA World Heavyweight Champion Moose in a title unification match. The X-Division Championship and Impact Tag Team titles also changed hands at Sacrifice. Ace Austin defeated TJP to win the X-Division Championship, while FinJuice (David Finlay & Juice Robinson) defeated The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) to win the Impact Tag Team titles.
Swann will face AEW World Champion Kenny Omega in a title vs. title match in the main event of Impact Wrestling’s Rebellion pay-per-view on Saturday, April 24. FinJuice are facing The Good Brothers in a Tag Team title rematch at Rebellion.
Here’s a look at Impact ratings since the start of December:
December 1 — 166,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
December 8 (Omega’s first Impact appearance) — 221,000 viewers (0.08 rating in 18-49)
December 15 — 177,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
December 22 (Best of 2020 part one) — 133,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
December 29 (Best of 2020 part two) — 103,000 viewers (0.01 rating in 18-49)
January 5 — 148,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
January 12 — 161,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
January 19 — 147,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
January 26 — 186,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
February 2 — 173,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
February 9 — 153,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
February 16 — 197,000 viewers (0.06 rating in 18-49)
February 23 — 170,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
After drawing its lowest numbers of 2021 last week, Impact Wrestling ratings were up slightly on Tuesday night.
Tuesday’s Impact averaged 144,000 viewers on AXS TV, up from the 134,000 viewers that last week’s Impact averaged. The rating in the 18-49 demo ticked up to a 0.04. Last week’s Impact drew a 0.03 rating in the demo.
This was Impact’s second-lowest viewership number of 2021 thus far.
This week’s Impact featured the final build to Sacrifice. Sacrifice is airing on Impact Plus this Saturday and will be headlined by Impact World Champion Rich Swann vs. self-proclaimed TNA World Heavyweight Champion Moose in a title unification match. The winner will face AEW World Champion Kenny Omega in a title vs. title match at Impact Wrestling’s Rebellion pay-per-view on Saturday, April 24.
The premiere of Vice TV’s Dark Side of the Ring: Confidential averaged 79,000 viewers last night. The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.03, ranking 133rd for the night on cable in that category.
Here’s a look at Impact’s ratings since the start of December:
December 1 — 166,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
December 8 (Omega’s first Impact appearance) — 221,000 viewers (0.08 rating in 18-49)
December 15 — 177,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
December 22 (Best of 2020 part one) — 133,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
December 29 (Best of 2020 part two) — 103,000 viewers (0.01 rating in 18-49)
January 5 — 148,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
January 12 — 161,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
January 19 — 147,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
January 26 — 186,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
February 2 — 173,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
February 9 — 153,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
February 16 — 197,000 viewers (0.06 rating in 18-49)
February 23 — 170,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
This week’s episode of Impact Wrestling drew the lowest ratings the show has done since the start of 2021.
Tuesday’s Impact averaged 134,000 viewers on AXS TV, down 21 percent from the 170,000 viewers that last week’s episode averaged. The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.03. That’s down from last week’s 0.04 rating.
This was the lowest viewership Impact has drawn since their two Best of 2020 episodes at the end of last year. It matched the January 19 episode for the lowest rating Impact has done in the 18-49 demo in 2021.
Here’s a look at Impact ratings since the start of December:
December 1 — 166,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
December 8 (AEW World Champion Kenny Omega’s first Impact appearance) — 221,000 viewers (0.08 rating in 18-49)
December 15 — 177,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
December 22 (Best of 2020 part one) — 133,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
December 29 (Best of 2020 part two) — 103,000 viewers (0.01 rating in 18-49)
January 5 — 148,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
January 12 — 161,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
January 19 — 147,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
January 26 — 186,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
February 2 — 173,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
February 9 — 153,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
February 16 — 197,000 viewers (0.06 rating in 18-49)
February 23 — 170,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
After getting a bump last week, Impact Wrestling viewership was down 14 percent this Tuesday night.
This week’s Impact averaged 170,000 viewers on AXS TV, down from the 197,000 viewers that last week’s episode averaged.. The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.04, down from last week’s 0.06 rating.
Last week’s Impact drew the show’s best ratings since December 8, which was the night that AEW World Champion Kenny Omega made his Impact debut. Last week’s episode featured the fallout from No Surrender and the debut of NJPW’s Juice Robinson & David Finlay.
Here’s a look at Impact ratings since the start of December.
December 1 — 166,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
December 8 — 221,000 viewers (0.08 rating in 18-49)
December 15 — 177,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
December 22 (Best of 2020 part one) — 133,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
December 29 (Best of 2020 part two) — 103,000 viewers (0.01 rating in 18-49)
January 5 — 148,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
January 12 — 161,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
January 19 — 147,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
January 26 — 186,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
February 2 — 173,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
February 9 — 153,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
February 16 — 197,000 viewers (0.06 rating in 18-49)
February 23 — 170,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
This week’s episode of Impact Wrestling drew the show’s best ratings in more than two months.
Impact averaged 197,000 viewers on AXS TV on Tuesday night, up from the 153,000 viewers that last week’s episode averaged. The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.06. Last week’s Impact drew a 0.04 rating in the demo.
The overall viewership and rating in the key demo were both the best numbers for Impact since December 8, which was the episode where Kenny Omega made his first appearance for Impact Wrestling.
This week’s Impact featured the fallout from Saturday’s No Surrender Impact Plus special, along with an appearance by NJPW’s Juice Robinson & David Finlay. Robinson & Finlay coming to Impact was announced at the end of No Surrender. They were in action on Tuesday’s episode, defeating Reno Scum. Robinson & Finlay then had a confrontation with Impact Tag Team Champions Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows.
Here’s a look at Impact’s ratings since the start of December:
December 1 — (166,000 viewers, 0.05 rating in 18-49)
December 8 (Kenny Omega’s first Impact appearance)– 221,000 viewers (0.08 rating in 18-49)
December 15 — 177,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
December 22 (Best of 2020 part one) — 133,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
December 29 (Best of 2020 part two) — 103,000 viewers (0.01 rating in 18-49)
January 5 — 148,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
January 12 — 161,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
January 19 — 147,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
January 26 — 186,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
February 2 — 173,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
February 9 — 153,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
February 16 — 197,000 viewers (0.06 rating in 18-49)
Tuesday’s No Surrender go-home edition of Impact Wrestling was down from last week in overall viewership and in the 18-49 demo.
Tuesday’s episode of Impact averaged 153,000 viewers on AXS TV, down from the 173,000 viewers that last week’s Impact averaged. The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.04. Impact had drawn a 0.05 rating in 18-49 the two previous weeks.
This week’s Impact was headlined by a contract signing for Rich Swann and Tommy Dreamer’s Impact World Championship match at No Surrender. It also featured The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) defending their Impact Tag Team titles against Chris Sabin & James Storm, which ended in a disqualification when AEW’s Private Party (Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy) ran in and cost Sabin & Storm the match. Sabin & Storm have been added to the Tag Team title match at No Surrender. The Good Brothers will now defend their titles against Private Party and Sabin & Storm in a three-way match.
No Surrender is airing on Impact Plus this Saturday (February 13).
Here’s a look at Impact’s ratings since December:
December 1 — (166,000 viewers, 0.05 rating in 18-49)
December 8 (Kenny Omega’s first Impact appearance)– 221,000 viewers (0.08 rating in 18-49)
December 15 — 177,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
December 22 (Best of 2020 part one) — 133,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
December 29 (Best of 2020 part two) — 103,000 viewers (0.01 rating in 18-49)
January 5 — 148,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
January 12 — 161,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
January 19 — 147,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
January 26 — 186,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
February 2 — 173,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
February 9 — 153,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
Tuesday’s episode of Impact Wrestling declined in overall viewership but held up in the 18-49 demo.
Impact averaged 173,000 viewers on AXS TV this Tuesday night, down from last week’s average of 186,000 viewers. The rating in the 18-49 demo held steady at a 0.05.
The show was headlined by Impact World Champion Rich Swann teaming up with Tommy Dreamer against Moose & Chris Bey. Swann will defend his title against Dreamer at No Surrender later this month. No Surrender is airing on Impact Plus on Saturday, February 13.
Last week’s Impact drew the show’s best viewership since December 8, which was the night that AEW World Champion Kenny Omega made his first appearance on Impact. Here’s a look at Impact’s ratings since that episode:
December 8 — 221,000 viewers (0.08 rating in 18-49)
December 15 — 177,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
December 22 (Best of 2020 part one) — 133,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
December 29 (Best of 2020 part two) — 103,000 viewers (0.01 rating in 18-49)
January 5 — 148,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
January 12 — 161,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
January 19 — 147,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
January 26 — 186,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
February 2 — 173,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
This week’s episode of Impact Wrestling drew the show’s best ratings in seven weeks.
Tuesday night’s Impact averaged 186,000 viewers on AXS TV, up from the 147,000 viewers that last week’s Hard to Kill fallout episode of Impact averaged. The show drew a 0.05 rating in the 18-49 demo, up from last week’s 0.03 rating. The 0.05 rating matched what Impact drew for its Hard to Kill go-home show two weeks ago.
Impact ranked 118th for the night on cable in the 18-49 demo. Last week’s episode, which aired on the eve of Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration, ranked 145th.
Last week’s Impact featured unadvertised appearances by AEW’s Private Party, Matt Hardy, Tony Khan, and Jerry Lynn. Private Party and Hardy were announced in advance for this week’s Impact and appeared in a backstage promo ahead of Private Party challenging Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows for the Impact Tag Team titles at Impact No Surrender on Saturday, February 13.
This week’s Impact also featured Trey Miguel returning as Impact World Champion Rich Swann, Willie Mack & Tommy Dreamer’s partner for an eight-man tag match against Moose, Sami Callihan, Chris Bey & Ken Shamrock. Matt Cardona had his second match for Impact, teaming with Josh Alexander against Ace Austin & Madman Fulton on the show.
This was Impact’s best viewership since December 8, which was the episode where AEW World Champion Kenny Omega made his first Impact appearance. Here’s a look at Impact’s ratings since that episode:
December 8 — 221,000 viewers (0.08 rating in 18-49)
December 15 — 177,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
December 22 (Best of 2020 part one) — 133,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
December 29 (Best of 2020 part two) — 103,000 viewers (0.01 rating in 18-49)
January 5 — 148,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
January 12 — 161,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
January 19 — 147,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
January 26 — 186,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
Impact Wrestling ratings on AXS TV didn’t get a bump following Saturday’s Hard to Kill pay-per-view.
Tuesday’s episode of Impact averaged 147,000 viewers on AXS TV, down from the 161,000 viewers that last week’s Hard to Kill go-home show averaged. The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.03. That’s down from last week’s 0.05 rating.
On the eve of Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration, Impact ranked 145th for the night on cable in the 18-49 demo.
Twitch viewership was up from last week, peaking at over 10,000 viewers.
This week’s Impact featured appearances by AEW’s Private Party, Matt Hardy, Tony Khan, and Jerry Lynn, though they weren’t advertised in advance. Private Party defeated Chris Sabin & James Storm in the main event to become the number one contenders to Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows’ Impact Tag Team titles.
In the main event of Hard to Kill, AEW World Champion Kenny Omega, Anderson & Gallows defeated Impact World Champion Rich Swann, Moose & Sabin.
Here’s a look at Impact ratings on AXS TV since Omega made his first appearance on December 8:
December 8 — 221,000 viewers (0.08 rating in 18-49)
December 15 — 177,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
December 22 (Best of 2020 part one) — 133,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
December 29 (Best of 2020 part two) — 103,000 viewers (0.01 rating in 18-49)
January 5 — 148,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
January 12 — 161,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
January 19 — 147,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
Impact Wrestling’s go-home show for Hard to Kill saw an increase from last week in both overall viewership and the 18-49 demo.
Tuesday’s episode of Impact averaged 161,000 viewers on AXS TV, up from the 148,000 viewers last week’s show averaged. The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.05. That’s up from last week’s 0.04 rating.
In the 18-49 demo, this week’s Impact ranked 126th for the night on cable.
The show featured Impact World Champion Rich Swann facing Karl Anderson in a non-title match. AEW World Champion Kenny Omega also appeared ahead of teaming with Impact Tag Team Champions The Good Brothers (Anderson & Doc Gallows) against Swann & The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) in the main event of Saturday’s Hard to Kill pay-per-view.
Here’s a look at Impact ratings on AXS TV since Omega’s first appearance on December 8:
December 8 — 221,000 viewers (0.08 rating in 18-49)
December 15 — 177,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
December 22 (Best of 2020 part one) — 133,000 viewers (0.03 rating in 18-49)
December 29 (Best of 2020 part two) — 103,000 viewers (0.01 rating in 18-49)
January 5 — 148,000 viewers (0.04 rating in 18-49)
January 12 — 161,000 viewers (0.05 rating in 18-49)
