{"id":32709,"date":"2016-09-30T16:25:17","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T21:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=32709"},"modified":"2016-09-30T16:25:17","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T21:25:17","slug":"929-tna-impact-viewership-final-bfg-lead-dips-last-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/09\/30\/929-tna-impact-viewership-final-bfg-lead-dips-last-week\/","title":{"rendered":"9\/29 TNA Impact Viewership &#8211; final BFG lead-in dips from last week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1737161735\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>TNA Impact viewership dipped in the final airing before the Bound for Glory PPV.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TNA Impact Viewership Tracking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>September 29:\u00a0<\/strong>TNA Impact drew 365,000 viewers, down three percent from last week&#8217;s audience of 377,000 viewers.<\/p>\n<p>Impact has hovered in this range the past month. Since moving to Thursday nights in July, Impact has averaged 351,000 viewers in the timeslot.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; DEMOGRAPHICS: Impact drew a median age viewer of 55.5 years-old, slightly younger than last week.<\/p>\n<p>However, the show drew fewer adults 18-49 viewers, falling to a seven-week low in a18-49.<\/p>\n<p>Included was a dip in males 18-49 viewers and a slight increase in females 18-49 viewers following the soap opera lead-in.<\/p>\n<p>The resulting split for Impact was 56 percent m18-49 and 44 percent f18-49.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-510355763\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Caldwell&#8217;s Analysis:\u00a0<\/strong>The chief reason why potential TNA buyers are focusing on the tape library is captured by Impact&#8217;s audience &#8211; Pop TV does not having enough traction in the marketplace to be worth the financial investment to keep new content going unless there is a whole lot of cash coming in. Prospective buyers have the mentality to either buy the tape library or distribute Impact via alternative means as part of a portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>Pop was a fine match for TNA trying to rebound from losing Spike TV and Destination America, but the long-term outlook for TNA in the timeslot is half-a-million viewers at most, nowhere close to the predicted 1.0 million viewers by the Pop TV president at the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-4202473037\"><div id=\"pwtor-2331126856\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>TNA Impact viewership dipped in the final airing before the Bound for Glory PPV. TNA Impact Viewership Tracking September 29:\u00a0TNA Impact drew 365,000 viewers, down three percent from last week&#8217;s audience of 377,000 viewers. 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