TNA iMPACT! Wrestling Quarter Hour Ratings Breakdown

Thursday’s episode of TNA IMPACT Wrestling scored a 1.11 rating. The first hour scored a 1.02 rating, while the second scored a 1.20 rating. This was the second-highest second hour rating of the year, and the show was the go home show for the Sactifice PPV. Here are the quarter hour breakdowns…

First Hour Break Down
Q1: The show opened with a show-low 0.92 rating. The opening segment included focus on Bobby Roode-RVD, Hulk Hogan interrupting to set up the main event, and one commercial. (down 21.9% vs. 2011-Q1 average)

Q2: The show increased slightly to a 0.96 rating for Velvet Sky vs. Brooke Tessmacher in the opening match, backstage segments, and one commercial. (down 16.9% vs. 2011-Q2 average)

Q3: Impact then increased to a 1.04 rating for a segment focused on a teased Matt Morgan vs. Crimson match, which was was interrupted by Bully Ray taking out Morgan, plus one-and-a-half commercial breaks. (down 10.8% vs. 2011-Q3 average)

Q4: The show again increased to a first-hour-high 1.14 rating for Austin Aries vs. Zema Ion for the X Division Title, backstage segments, and one-and-a-half commercial breaks. (up 1.4% vs. 2011-Q4 average)

Second Hour Break Down
Q5: Another increase to a 1.25 rating for Daniels and Kazarian revealing A.J. Styles’s “scandalous” photos, plus one commercial break. (up 1.5% vs. 2011-Q5 average)

Q6: Impact again increased slightly to a show-high 1.26 rating for a quick TV Title match, James Storm video, Joseph Park’s arrival, one commercial, and Park in the ring addressing Abyss’s whereabouts. This was the highest-rated Q6 of the year. (up 8.6% vs. 2011-Q6 average)

Q7: The show then dropped for the first time during the show with a 1.20 rating for Park part 2, backstage segments and video packages, and one commercial. (up 5.3% vs. 2011-Q7 average)

Q8: The show did a second-hour-low 1.10 rating for the four-way main event of Bobby Roode vs. RVD vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Mr. Anderson, plus one commercial. (down 6.6 percent vs. 2011-Q8 average)

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