RAW destroys Impact head-to-head

[Rated R Phenom]

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.

[Will]

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

[bigdaddybaughman]

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