Fro 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Empowered by the first appearance of Sting on national television since the demise of WCW, TNA Impact scored a 1.1 household rating, shattering all existing records for the series. Among Males 18-49 and Males 18-34, the episode garnered a 1.0 rating. The episode captured an average audience of 1.3 million viewers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Empowered by the first appearance of Sting on national television since the demise of WCW, TNA Impact scored a 1.1 household rating, shattering all existing records for the series. Among Males 18-49 and Males 18-34, the episode garnered a 1.0 rating. The episode captured an average audience of 1.3 million viewers. Well then...go Sting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TNABaddboi 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Well with the reported buyrate increase and the demonstrated drawing power, TNA doesn't look so foolish for push Sting so hard right about now. Now if they can put him in a hot angle and hook those people who check the show out for him, they'll really be doing something. This next week's rating is just as important, though it's great to see them break the 1.0 barrier that they'd been nudging against for quite some time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Well with the reported buyrate increase and the demonstrated drawing power, TNA doesn't look so foolish for push Sting so hard right about now. Now if they can put him in a hot angle and hook those people who check the show out for him, they'll really be doing something. This next week's rating is just as important, though it's great to see them break the 1.0 barrier that they'd been nudging against for quite some time. The major stupidity is having Sting leave for two months now. That just isn't smart at all. Course every fucking time I say TNA is doing something that won't work, it works. I think I'll just let it ride, they seem to have a better idea about angles working than I do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Celtic Guardian 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Empowered by the first appearance of Sting on national television since the demise of WCW, TNA Impact scored a 1.1 household rating, shattering all existing records for the series. Well then...go Sting. Kinda makes one wish TNA hadn't booked Sting to "disappear" again, doesn't it. <still shaking head at that> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TNABaddboi 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 I dunno...I'm taking a wait and see approach with it too, but what I see happening here is Jarrett claiming that he ran Sting off (as usual), only for Sting to show up and cost him the belt. I have a strong feeling that Sting's interfering in that match, he almost has to given the storyline, but if they do it, I'm hoping they do it post-match (a la Tyson/HBK at WM14) then during the match. It won't be the end of the world if they don't though, because in everybody eyes Christian is above Jarrett, and when people like the worker, they tend to be more forgiving (like people remembering Foley running around ringside with the belt on Raw more than Austin stunnering the Rock before Foley pinnned him). Anyway, after AAO, Jarrett and Sting feud from there, and Christian battles Monty, then Abyss, then probably Raven. I have a feeling that we'll be getting an extended Christian/Monty feud after Christian wins the belt though and that two feuds, along with Rhino/Abyss will be interwined enough to build to another Lethal LockDown match at LockDown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carnival 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 awesome news I wouldn't mind if during this year Sting had a short run with title. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoboBrazil 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Sting pulled some fans in. Now can TNA keep those fans they pulled in or will the rating go back down to normal? This means nothing if they do go back down. TNA really needs to think about this situation and how to capitalize on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Sting has the Hogan nostalgia heat which is a good thing for the short term but long term it means alot of boring Jeff Jarrett promos and matches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dangerous A 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Bobo is on to it. Even if TNA were to get a 3.0 rating, they still get zero ad revenue dollars. They have more eyeballs watching the tv, which is good. However, are they convincing any more of those eyeballs to order a ppv, which is one of the major revenue streams for TNA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Princess Leena Report post Posted January 31, 2006 I'm guessing the biggest reason the rating went up is because more people gave TNA a chance with the Monday replay last week after the UFC special thing. The bad thing is that this week's Impact was really boring. 3 squashes, a decent garbage match, and Sting saying he's "leaving". Imagine the ratings if TNA woke up and made Impact the slightest bit interesting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Its time for Don West to go back to his rootS and start shrilling Sting merchandise! "FOR ONLY $29.95 YOU GET A STING MASK, A STING BAT, AND A SIGNED 8 x 10 PHOTO OF THE MAN THEY CALL STING!...call now the operators are waiting....1-800-555-STING" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted January 31, 2006 This week was better than the week before, so what's your point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qdes 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Good for them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Coffey Report post Posted January 31, 2006 .2 is shattering all existing records? Isn't that a little strong of an adjective to use? I'm glad they got the 1.0 finally but c'mon... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carnival 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Even if TNA were to get a 3.0 rating, they still get zero ad revenue dollars. At this point TNA needs to impress Spike first, so they can be put in a better position to make more money. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naiwf 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 .2 is shattering all existing records? Isn't that a little strong of an adjective to use? I'm glad they got the 1.0 finally but c'mon... .2 by itself isn't a big deal, but if that .2 is on top of .9 as a baseline, it is a pretty big difference. If any show had about a 20% ratings boost over their best effort to date they'd hype that as "shattering" too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dangerous A 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 I totally agree, Carnival. TNA needs baby steps here. Gotta crawl before you can walk. I'm just hoping that the booking puts guys like Sting in position to draw not just ratings, but money from more ppv buys because TNA is still running in the red and needs to show some growth before the Carters pull the plug. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyperchord24 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 That's a 22% increase. Anyway, any chance that "sting going away" is just a rumor? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carnival 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 And I'm sure PPV buys, while being TNA's main source of revenue are also being watched by Spike to monitor audience growth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoboBrazil 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 I'm pretty sure TNA is already breaking even. TNA dvds being available in places like Best Buy and Walmart plus the videogame deal should be making them break even or be close to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyperchord24 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Last I heard, they are 5 mil in debt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest tony manero Report post Posted January 31, 2006 If they get Jericho, I can see their ratings ascend to the 1.5 level. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carnival 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 thats better than the 15 mill # that used to be thrown around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoboBrazil 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 They should pay Jericho whatever it takes to get him in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dangerous A 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Last I heard, they are 5 mil in debt Where did you hear that? I know when they started on Spike, they were estimated anywhere from $20-25 Million in debt. Perhaps the DVD and Video game deals have brought in some money? Still, I'd like to know where they are operating in the red at. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carnival 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 IF that 20-25 million is true, then i don't imagine they've gained that much ground since the spike debut. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TNABaddboi 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 IIRC, the $20-25 Mil figure is an old number, from when they were running live PPVs every week that were drawing 6,000 buys and then turned around and paid FSN $30,000 week with the hopes of increasing the buyrates. People tend to forget that they underwent several cost costing measures, such as taping Impact bi-weekly instead of weekly, cutting the weekly PPVs and eliminating the travel between Nashville and Orlando. Then, they added several revenue streams, like DVDs, pending house show money (they're getting on the Michigan show even if no one shows up). And although they get no ad revenue from Impact, they're also no longer burning $30,000 every time it airs, so I'd say that anyone using that number nowadays is a bit off. Dixie did an interview when they first got on Spike and said that without the burden off paying for TV, they'd break even within 6 months. I don't know whether that happened or not, but the fact that she'd predicted it so soon tells me they were closer to the black than $20 million 3 months ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carnival 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 see I was under the impression they were paying spike....so they aren't paying spike, they just don't get the ad money? whut? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyperchord24 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Last I heard, they are 5 mil in debt Where did you hear that? I know when they started on Spike, they were estimated anywhere from $20-25 Million in debt. Perhaps the DVD and Video game deals have brought in some money? Still, I'd like to know where they are operating in the red at. A news topic someone posted on this board not too long ago that Morphoplex offered to buy TNA for 5 Million, and that's how much they were in debt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
