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Impact Wrestling viewership down slightly this week

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Joseph Currier

Impact Wrestling viewership was down slightly for this week’s episode.

The show averaged 222,000 viewers on Pop TV, which is a three-percent drop from last week’s 229,000. This is the second week in a row that viewership has been down. Before that, Impact had rebounded for five straight weeks after drawing 168,000 viewers on August 9.

The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.06, up from last week’s 0.05.

This was the second episode from Impact’s television tapings in Mexico City. Moose & Killer Kross faced Johnny Impact & Eddie Edwards in the main event, and Tessa Blanchard retained her Knockouts Championship against Faby Apache.

Ratings for Thursday Night Football were up significantly due to the St. Louis Rams vs. Minnesota Vikings game airing on Fox (in addition to the NFL Network), and premiere week continued elsewhere on network TV. It was also a big night for cable news shows after Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh’s testimonies from earlier in the day.

For a year-over-year comparison, the September 28, 2017 edition of Impact drew 264,000 viewers.

Here’s a look at the past 10 weeks of Impact viewership:

July 26 — 299,000 (post-Slammiversary XVI episode)
August 2 — 248,000
August 9 — 168,000
August 16 — 210,000
August 23 — 212,000
August 30 — 225,000
September 6 — 236,000
September 13 — 258,000
September 20 — 229,000
September 27 — 222,000

Impact Wrestling viewership down 11 percent this week

Posted on September 22, 2018 by Joseph Currier

After five straight weeks of viewership rebounding, Impact Wrestling ratings were down for Thursday night’s episode.

The show averaged 229,000 viewers on Pop TV, down 11 percent from last week’s 258,000. The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.05, down from a 0.07.

This was the first episode of Impact from the promotion’s television tapings in Mexico City. Austin Aries retained his World Championship against El Texano Jr. in the main event.

Impact went up against the NFL regular season for the third straight week. The Cleveland Browns’ win over the New York Jets drew 8.632 million viewers on the NFL Network, which was up from the seven million that last week’s game averaged. Next Thursday’s game between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams will also air on Fox.

For a year-over-year comparison, the September 21, 2017 edition of Impact averaged 277,000 viewers.

Here’s a look at the last 10 weeks of Impact viewership:

July 19 — 275,000 (Slammiversary XVI go-home show)
July 26 — 299,000
August 2 — 248,000
August 9 — 168,000
August 16 — 210,000
August 23 — 212,000
August 30 — 225,000
September 6 — 236,000
September 13 — 258,000
September 20 — 229,000

Impact Wrestling ratings up against second week of NFL season

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Joseph Currier

Despite going against regular season NFL football for the second straight week, Impact Wrestling viewership was up again last night.

The episode averaged 258,000 viewers on Pop TV, up from last Thursday’s 236,000. This is the fifth straight week that Impact viewership has been up, with the promotion climbing back after drawing just 168,000 viewers on August 9.

The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.07, which was also up from last Thursday’s 0.05.

Impact World Champion Austin Aries retained his title against Fallah Bahh in this week’s main event after the match was set up in the opening segment.

Last Thursday’s show faced competition from the opening game of the NFL season, which drew 19 million viewers on NBC after starting 45 minutes late due to a weather delay. The Cincinnati Bengals vs. Baltimore Ravens game that aired on the NFL Network last night averaged seven million viewers.

Impact was up year-over-year for the second straight week. The September 14, 2017 edition of the show averaged 239,000 viewers.

Here’s a look at the last 10 weeks of Impact viewership:

July 12 — 284,000
July 19 — 275,000 (Slammiversary XVI go-home show)
July 26 — 299,000
August 2 — 248,000
August 9 — 168,000
August 16 — 210,000
August 23 — 212,000
August 30 — 225,000
September 6 — 236,000
September 13 — 258,000

Impact viewership up despite going against NFL season opener

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Joseph Currier

Despite competition from the first game of the NFL season, Impact Wrestling ratings were up a bit this week.

The episode averaged 236,000 viewers on Pop TV, which is up from last week’s 225,000. Viewership has increased each of the last four weeks, but the past five episodes are still the five lowest audiences Impact has drawn in 2018.

The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.05, down from last Thursday’s 0.07.

The show featured Moose explaining why he turned heel and aligned with Austin Aries and Killer Kross, Tessa Blanchard defending her Knockouts Championship against Su Yung, and Sami Callihan, Dave Crist & Jake Crist facing Zachary Wentz, Ace Austin & Trey Miguel.

The Philadelphia Eagles vs. Atlanta Falcons game, which began at 9:05 Eastern time after a 45-minute weather delay, drew 19 million viewers on NBC. Pre-game coverage aired opposite the first hour of Impact.

Impact was also up in the year-over-year ratings, with the September 7, 2017 episode having averaged 227,000 viewers against the New England Patriots vs. Kansas City Chiefs season opener.

Here’s a look at Impact viewership since the beginning of July:

July 5 — 304,000
July 12 — 284,000
July 19 — 275,000 (Slammiversary XVI go-home show)
July 26 — 299,000
August 2 — 248,000
August 9 — 168,000
August 16 — 210,000
August 23 — 212,000
August 30 — 225,000
September 6 — 236,000

Impact Wrestling ratings up a bit for ReDefined

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Joseph Currier

Impact Wrestling’s ratings were up a bit for this week’s special episode.

The show, called “Impact ReDefined,” averaged 225,000 viewers on Pop TV last night. That’s up from last week’s 212,000 viewers but is the fourth-lowest audience that Impact has drawn in 2018.

The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.07, up from last week’s 0.05.

ReDefined featured two title matches, with Tessa Blanchard winning the Knockouts Championship in a triple threat match against Su Yung and Allie and Brian Cage retaining the X Division title against Fenix. There was also an angle where Moose turned heel on Eddie Edwards during the main event and aligned with Austin Aries and Killer Kross.

This was the last week of the NFL preseason. Next week’s Impact will go against the first game of the regular season, with Impact facing competition from Thursday Night Football for the next few months.

This time last year, the August 31, 2017 edition of Impact drew 268,000 viewers and a 0.05 rating in the demo.

Here’s a look at the last 10 weeks of Impact viewership:

June 28 — 254,000
July 5 — 304,000
July 12 — 284,000
July 19 — 275,000 (Slammiversary XVI go-home show)
July 26 — 299,000
August 2 — 248,000
August 9 — 168,000
August 16 — 210,000
August 23 — 212,000
August 30 — 225,000

Impact Wrestling viewership up one percent this week

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Joseph Currier

Ratings for Thursday’s episode of Impact were about even with last week’s numbers.

The show averaged 212,000 viewers on Pop TV, up just under one percent from last Thursday. At 248,000, 168,000, 210,000, and 212,000 viewers, the last four episodes have been the four lowest audiences for Impact in 2018. All four went up against preseason football.

The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.05, down from last week’s 0.06.

Sami Callihan defeating Pentagon Jr. in a Mexican Death Match was this week’s main event. The show also followed up on the LAX vs. OGz street fight with an angle where the OGz were trying to run over a group of people that LAX and Konnan were in and hit a child with their car.

For a year-over-year comparison, the August 24, 2017 episode of Impact drew 296,000 viewers.

Here’s a look at the last 10 weeks of Impact viewership:

June 21 — 262,000
June 28 — 254,000
July 5 — 304,000
July 12 — 284,000
July 19 –275,000 (Slammiversary XVI go-home show)
July 26 — 299,000
August 2 — 248,000
August 9 — 168,000
August 16 — 210,000
August 23 — 212,000

Impact ratings rebound a bit, still second-lowest number of 2018

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Joseph Currier

Coming off a 32-percent drop in viewership for last week’s show, Impact Wrestling ratings managed to rebound a bit on Thursday night.

Last night’s episode averaged 210,000 viewers on Pop TV, up from 168,000 viewers for the previous week’s Impact. Last Thursday was the third-lowest number for a new episode of Impact since the company debuted on Pop.

The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.06 this week, up from a 0.04. The show featured a street fight between LAX and The OGz, Fenix vs. Sami Callihan, a non-title match between Knockouts Champion Su Yung and Allie, Eli Drake vs. Joe Hendry, Johnny Impact vs. Jimmy Jacobs, and the debut of “The Smokeshow” with Scarlett Bordeaux.

The three lowest viewership totals for Impact in 2018 have all taken place this month. The August 2 episode averaged 248,000 viewers and went against the first NFL preseason game of the year. The last two weeks have also faced competition from the NFL preseason. Impact will be going against Thursday Night Football when the regular season begins.

For a year-over-year comparison, Impact drew 320,000 viewers for a special Destination X episode on August 17, 2017.

Here’s a look at Impact viewership over the last 10 weeks:

June 14 — 276,000
June 21 — 262,000
June 28 — 254,000
July 5 — 304,000
July 12 — 284,000
July 19 –275,000 (Slammiversary XVI go-home show)
July 26 — 299,000
August 2 — 248,000
August 9 — 168,000
August 16 — 210,000

Impact Wrestling viewership drops 32 percent this week

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Joseph Currier

After posting their lowest ratings of 2018 last week, Impact Wrestling viewership dropped 32 percent for Thursday night’s episode.

Impact averaged 168,000 viewers on Pop TV last night, down from the previous week’s 248,000. That’s the third lowest number for a new episode since Impact debuted on Pop TV. The promotion did 161,000 viewers when going up against WWE’s Tribute to the Troops last December and 165,000 on Thanksgiving night in 2016.

The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.04, down from a 0.05 last Thursday.

This week’s Impact had Austin Aries defending his World Championship against Eddie Edwards in the main event. Impact faced competition from a slate of NFL preseason games, but the show was also down over 100,000 viewers from this time last year. The August 10, 2017 episode drew 277,000 viewers.

LAX vs. The OGz in a street fight, Sami Callihan vs. Fenix, Johnny Impact vs. Jimmy Jacobs, Knockouts Champion Su Yung vs. Allie in a non-title match, Eli Drake vs. Joe Hendry, and the debut of a segment called “The Smokeshow” with Scarlett Bordeaux are advertised to air next week.

Here’s a look at Impact viewership over the last 10 weeks:

June 7 — 296,000
June 14 — 276,000
June 21 — 262,000
June 28 — 254,000
July 5 — 304,000
July 12 — 284,000
July 19 –275,000 (Slammiversary XVI go-home show)
July 26 — 299,000
August 2 — 248,000
August 9 — 168,000

Impact Wrestling posts lowest ratings of 2018

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Joseph Currier

Impact Wrestling’s positive momentum coming out of Slammiversary XVI hasn’t translated to much ratings success.

Last night’s Impact averaged 248,000 total viewers on Pop TV, along with a 0.05 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s the show’s lowest audience of 2018 and down from last week’s 299,000 viewers. There was a moderate post-PPV bump for last week’s episode, with it up from the 275,000 that the Slammiversary go-home show did on July 19.

The previous low mark for Impact in 2018 was 254,000 viewers for the episode that aired on June 28.

Impact was also down in the year-over-year ratings, with the August 3, 2017 edition of the show having done 276,000 viewers.

Impact did face competition from the NFL last night. The first preseason game of the year averaged 6.67 million viewers on NBC.

Pentagon Jr. & Fenix defeated oVe in this week’s event and Austin Aries, while dressed in street clothes, defended his title against Dustin Cameron (a student of Santino Marella’s). Eddie Edwards challenging for Aries’ title will air next Thursday.

Impact Wrestling viewership down for third straight week

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Joseph Currier

Impact Wrestling viewership was down for the third straight week on Thursday night.

Thursday’s Impact averaged 299,000 viewers on Pop TV, a slight decline from last week’s 308,000. Impact again went against the NBA and NHL playoffs, but the previous Thursday also had competition from the first night of the NFL draft.

The rating in the 18-49 demo was steady at 0.07.

The episode featured a lucha libre rules six-man tag match between DJ Z, Andrew Everett & Dezmond Xavier and Drago, Aerostar & El Hijo Del Fantasma, Matt Sydal successfully defending his X Division title against Taiji Ishimori, and a Su Yung vs. Rosemary main event that never got started as a brawl broke out and Rosemary was put into a casket. Next week’s show has Pentagon Jr. defending the Impact World Championship against Eli Drake.

During this same week last year, Impact averaged 260,000 viewers.

Here’s a look at Impact viewership since March 29th, which was the show’s highest number since the Hardys’ Final Deletion from July 2016:

March 29th — 399,000
April 5th — 294,000 (competition from a WWE special on the greatest moments in WrestleMania history)
April 12th — 381,000
April 19th — 373,000
April 26th — 308,000
May 3rd — 299,000

Impact Wrestling ratings drop against night one of NFL draft

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Joseph Currier

Against competition from the NFL draft, ratings for Impact Wrestling were unsurprisingly down this week.

Thursday’s episode averaged 308,000 viewers on Pop TV, the lowest number since Impact faced competition from a WWE special on the greatest moments in WrestleMania history at the beginning of this month. That show aired on April 5th and did 294,000 viewers.

This week’s number was down from 373,000 viewers last Thursday and 381,000 the week before that.

Fallout from Redemption and Pentagon Jr.’s World title win was the theme of this week’s Impact. It also featured Knockouts and Tag Team title defenses, with Allie defeating Taya Valkyrie and Eli Drake & Scott Steiner beating LAX.

The episode did a 0.7 rating in the 18-49 demo, which was also the lowest mark since April 5th.

There was year-to-year improvement, as Impact averaged 255,000 viewers when going against the NFL draft and similar sports competition from the NBA and NHL playoffs during this week last year. The total audience for the first night of this year’s draft was up 22 percent from 2017 due to Fox adding coverage of it.

Impact Wrestling ratings get back on track this week

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Joseph Currier

Following a dip last Thursday, Impact Wrestling ratings were back on track for this week’s episode.

The show averaged 381,000 viewers on Pop TV and did a 0.11 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up from last week’s 294,000 viewers and 0.06 rating, which had competition in the first hour from a special on the greatest moments in WrestleMania history that aired on the USA Network.

Impact followed up on Alberto El Patron being released and their show with Lucha Underground in New Orleans, with Rosemary also facing Taya Valkyrie in a Demon’s Dance match this week. Aries vs. Pentagon Jr. vs. Fenix from Impact vs. LU will air next Thursday, and that matchup is also set to be the new main event of Impact’s Redemption pay-per-view on April 22nd. Aries’ World Championship will be on the line in the PPV match.

Viewership fell short of the last episode of March, which came in at 399,000 and was Impact’s best number since The Hardys’ Final Deletion from July 2016. The rating in the demo was slightly up from last month’s high of 0.10.

Impact Wrestling ratings fall against competition from WWE

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Joseph Currier

A week after posting their second-best numbers since debuting on Pop TV, Impact Wrestling viewership was down big for Thursday night’s episode.

Last night’s Impact averaged 294,000 viewers, down from the previous week’s 399,000. The reason for the drop was most likely due to competition from WWE programming. WWE’s special on the greatest moments in WrestleMania history aired on the USA Network opposite the first hour of Impact and did 746,000 viewers.

The WWE special garnered a 0.24 rating in the 18-49 demo, with Impact doing a 0.06. WWE finished 26th for the night on cable and Impact was 128th.

The last time Impact faced competition from WWE, their viewership fell to 161,000 against Tribute to the Troops last December.

This week’s Impact featured Eli Drake vs. Moose in the main event, with both their World and Tag Team title shot briefcases from Feast or Fired on the line.

Impact has a show with Lucha Underground at the Sugar Mill in New Orleans tonight as part of WrestleMania week. It streams live on Impact’s Twitch channel at 10 p.m. Eastern time.

Impact Wrestling posts best ratings since Final Deletion

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Joseph Currier

Impact Wrestling’s positive ratings trend continued this week as the company posted its highest viewership since The Hardys’ Final Deletion match.

Last night’s episode averaged 399,000 viewers on Pop TV, up from the 362,000 that Impact did the previous week. That’s Impact’s highest number of 2018 and tops all of their shows from last year. The Final Deletion, which had Matt Hardy facing Jeff Hardy in the first match of its kind from the Hardy Compound, drew 410,000 viewers on July 5th, 2016.

The company thanked its fans after this week’s ratings came out: “The BIGGEST THANK YOU possible to each and every one of you who helped make last night’s IMPACT the most watched episode in 20 months and our 2nd most watched episode on Pop!”

The show did a 0.10 rating in the 18-49 demo, up from last week’s 0.09. It finished 104th for the night on cable.

In this Thursday’s main event, Impact World Champion Austin Aries defeated Grand Champion Matt Sydal in a title vs. title match. Aries won the Grand Championship after Sydal had given it to his spiritual advisor, Josh Mathews. The episode also included a match between Bobby Lashley and Brian Cage.

Impact will continue building to its Redemption pay-per-view over the next few weeks. The PPV will take place on April 22nd, with Aries defending his World title against Alberto El Patron in the main event.

Impact’s positive ratings trend continues for Feast or Fired reveal

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Joseph Currier

Ratings for Impact Wrestling continued to stay relatively strong for this week’s episode.

The show averaged 362,000 viewers, up from 350,000 the previous week. Every Impact in March has done at least 300,000 viewers, as have nine of the 12 episodes in 2018. The ratings pattern has, in general, been positive since the NFL season ended and after averaging only 161,000 viewers against WWE’s Tribute to the Troops special in December.

This week’s episode did a 0.09 rating in the 18-49 demo, down slightly from the previous Thursday’s 0.10. It featured Abyss vs. Kongo Kong in a Monster’s Ball match, the Feast or Fired briefcase reveal, and EC3’s final appearance for Impact.

After being shown in the crowd at TakeOver: Philadelphia, EC3 arrived in NXT at their TV tapings earlier this month.

The highest number for Impact since July of last year remains the 365,000 viewers for the March 1st show that had Sami Callihan vs. Eddie Edwards and the post-match incident where Edwards was injured when a baseball bat spot went wrong. That July 13th, 2017 episode, which did 374,000 viewers, was the most-watched Impact of last year.