Impact Quarter Ratings Breakdown

TNA Impact last Thursday, May 1 officially scored a 0.94 rating off a first hour 0.97 rating and second hour 0.92 rating.

Eric Young's latest televised TNA Title defense drew the lowest quarter-hour rating of the show, registering a 0.82 rating in Q8. The next-lowest rating was a 0.91 in Q7.

Impact peaked in Q1 following the "Cops" lead-in on Spike TV. It was the only quarter-hour above a 1.0 on the night.

Impact Break Down

Q1: Impact opened with a 1.05 rating for Sacrifice PPV follow-up focused on Bully Ray and Dixie Carter, plus one commercial.

Q2: Impact lost 11 percent of the audience, scoring a 0.93 rating for Mr. Anderson vs. Gunner and one commercial.

Q3: Impact stayed at a 0.93 rating for Ethan Carter III calling out Kurt Angle, plus one commercial.

Q4: Impact inched up to a 0.95 rating for Bobby Roode vs. Gunner in a #1 contender match, plus one commercial.

Q5: Impact only got a slight top-of-the-hour bump to a 0.98 rating for Bully Ray and Dixie Carter in the ring, one commercial, and James Storm vs. Jeff Hardy/Willow.

Q6: Impact began its regular second hour decline, registering a 0.95 rating for Sanada & The Wolves vs. Bro-Mans in a six-man tag, plus one commercial.

Q7: Impact slipped to a 0.91 rating for two commercials and a Beautiful People in-ring stunt.

Q8: Impact fell to a show-low 0.82 rating for Eric Young vs. Bobby Roode in a TNA World Title match, plus one mid-match commercial.

EY's Title Run Break Down

- 4/10 Impact: show-low 0.93 Q8 rating for Young surprisingly capturing the title from Magnus.

- 4/17 Impact: 0.84 Q8 rating for first title defense vs. Abyss.

- 5/1 Impact: show-low 0.82 rating for post-PPV title defense vs. Bobby Roode.

Caldwell's Analysis: TNA has essentially turned their top title in a TV Title with a recent comedy figure holding the title and now attempting to defend it on a weekly basis. It's reflected in how the audience is receiving this title run, especially after TNA did not put in the work to build a journey or tell a compelling story before Young won the title that would give his title victory a chance to mean something. The lack of top-line heels for Young to work with has also hurt TNA's chances of make something out of a very rash decision.