RAW destroys Impact head-to-head

First time they go head to head, and Impact actually LOSES viewers to RAW. Don't shoot the messenger, TNA fans. Here it is in black and white.

TNA News: Impact fans abandon ship to watch Raw instead, as ratings down 40 percent
By Wade Keller, Torch editor
Feb 16, 2007, 15:23

TNA Impact took a big hit in the ratings this week, drawing a 0.59 rating last night. The replay of This is TNA! that preceding it drew a 0.48 rating. Once Raw ended on USA, Spike viewership went up, as Pros vs. joes drew a 0.77. Inside the UFC, which usually draws a fraction of Impact's audience, drew a 0.46 rating.

did anyone actually expect it to not turn out like that?

just goes to show that vince could crush tna if it ever became the real threat you tna fans say it is