Impact Wrestling News: Viewership plummets to one-year low for non-holiday episode
What’s the story?
This week’s episode of Impact Wrestling reportedly got one of the lowest ratings in the company’s history.
Apparently, the episode only garnered 226,000 viewers; which is a considerable decrease from last week’s viewership of 255,000.
In case you didn’t know…
Impact Wrestling (formerly known as TNA) has long been considered one of the top professional wrestling organizations in the world.
The promotion which has been around since 2002, has witnessed several ups and downs over the years. But it went through a particularly rough financial patch over the last few years.
The heart of the matter
This week’s episode of Impact Wrestling was headlined by a match-up featuring Johnny Impact (WWE’s John Morrison) & Petey Williams versus Global Champion Eli Drake & Chris Adonis. The episode received a viewership of 226,000, a downgrade from last week’s numbers of 255,000.
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According to multiple professional wrestling experts, this week’s viewership is one of the lowest in Impact Wrestling history. Besides, it was the lowest viewership for a non-holiday Impact Wrestling episode without any technical or replay issues.
Furthermore, mentioned below is the viewership for Impact Wrestling in the 2017 calendar year thus far.
January 5th Episode: 290,000 viewers
January 12th Episode: 277,000 viewers
January 19th Episode: 310,000 viewers
January 26th Episode: 307,000 viewers
February 2nd Episode: 299,000 viewers
February 9th Episode: 252,000 viewers
February 16th Episode: 325,000 viewers
February 23rd Episode: 275,000 viewers
March 2nd Episode: 293,000 viewers
March 9th Episode: 292,000 viewers
March 16th Episode: 344,000 viewers
March 23rd Episode: 305,000 viewers
March 30th Episode: 297,000 viewers
April 6th Episode: 309,000 viewers
April 13th Episode: 302,000 viewers
April 20th Episode: 320,000 viewers
April 27th Episode: 255,000 viewers
May 4th Episode: 260,000 viewers
May 11th Episode: 309,000 viewers
May 18th Episode: 272,000 viewers
May 25th Episode: 305,000 viewers
June 1st Episode: 287,000 viewers
June 8th Episode: 318,000 viewers
June 15th Episode: 327,000 viewers
June 22nd Episode: 342,000 viewers
June 29th Episode: 268,000 viewers
July 6th Episode: 345,000 viewers
July 13th Episode: 374,000 viewers
July 20th Episode: 322,000 viewers
July 27th Episode: 286,000 viewers
August 3rd Episode: 276,000 viewers
August 10th Episode: 277,000 viewers
August 17th Episode: 320,000 viewers
August 24th Episode: 296,000 viewers
August 31st Episode: 268,000 viewers
September 7th Episode: 227,000 viewers
September 14th Episode: 239,000 viewers
September 21st Episode: 277,000 viewers
September 28th Episode: 264,000 viewers
October 5th Episode: 251,000 viewers
October 12th Episode: 279,000 viewers
October 19th Episode: 267,000 viewers
October 26th Episode: 231,000 viewers
November 2nd Episode: 275,000 viewers
November 9th Episode: 250,000 viewers
November 16th Episode: 272,000 viewers
November 23rd Episode: 169,000 viewers
November 30th Episode: 255,000 viewers
December 7th Episode: 226,000 viewers
What’s next?
The next episode of Impact Wrestling airs on December 14th. The topmost feud on the show is that of Johnny Impact taking on Global Champion Eli Drake. Chris Adonis (WWE’s Chris Masters) serves as an ally for Drake.
Author’s take
It’s a tad disheartening to see Impact Wrestling’s fall from grace. With the amount of talent gracing the six-sided ring, it shouldn’t be all that hard for them to draw desirable ratings. However, one has to admit that the story-lines and character arcs in the promotion do need a total revamp.