Impact Breakdown

TNA Impact on Thursday, April 24 scored a 0.88 rating off a first hour 0.99 rating and second hour 0.78 rating.

The show peaked in Q1 following the "Cops" lead-in on Spike TV, peaked again in Q4, then dropped down two or three stairsteps during the second hour.

Impact Break Down

Q1: Impact opened with a 1.02 rating for Magnus opening the show, Abyss interrupting for a promo, and set up for the main event.

Q2: Impact declined to a 0.93 rating for two commercials wrapped around Kurt Angle's in-ring return vs. Rockstar Spud.

Q3: Impact rebounded to a 0.99 rating for the Beautiful People-Madison Rayne segment, one commercial, and the first-half of Kenny King vs. Bobby Lashley.

Q4: Impact inched up to a 1.00 rating for the end of King vs. Lashley, one commercial, and set up for the second hour.

Q5: Impact fell to a 0.88 rating at the top of the hour for Austin Aries vs. MVP, a video package on Sanada, and one commercial.

Q6: Impact continued to decline, reaching a 0.79 rating for Beer Money vs. Bully Ray & Gunner, one commercial, and more from Sam Shaw's home.

Q7: Impact declined again to a 0.74 rating for the Beautiful People vs. Gail Kim & Madison Rayne, one commercial, and main event ring introductions.

Q8: Impact declined to a 0.69 rating - one of the lowest Q8s in years - for Abyss vs. Magnus in the main event, and one mid-match commercial.