Impact Wrestling News: Viewership plummets to one-year low for non-holiday episode

What’s the story?

This week’s episode of Impact Wrestling reportedly got one of the lowest ratings in the company’s history.

Apparently, the episode only garnered 226,000 viewers; which is a considerable decrease from last week’s viewership of 255,000.

In case you didn’t know…

Impact Wrestling (formerly known as TNA) has long been considered one of the top professional wrestling organizations in the world.

The promotion which has been around since 2002, has witnessed several ups and downs over the years. But it went through a particularly rough financial patch over the last few years.

The heart of the matter

This week’s episode of Impact Wrestling was headlined by a match-up featuring Johnny Impact (WWE’s John Morrison) & Petey Williams versus Global Champion Eli Drake & Chris Adonis. The episode received a viewership of 226,000, a downgrade from last week’s numbers of 255,000.

According to multiple professional wrestling experts, this week’s viewership is one of the lowest in Impact Wrestling history. Besides, it was the lowest viewership for a non-holiday Impact Wrestling episode without any technical or replay issues.

Furthermore, mentioned below is the viewership for Impact Wrestling in the 2017 calendar year thus far.

January 5th Episode: 290,000 viewers

January 12th Episode: 277,000 viewers

January 19th Episode: 310,000 viewers

January 26th Episode: 307,000 viewers

February 2nd Episode: 299,000 viewers

February 9th Episode: 252,000 viewers

February 16th Episode: 325,000 viewers

February 23rd Episode: 275,000 viewers

March 2nd Episode: 293,000 viewers

March 9th Episode: 292,000 viewers

March 16th Episode: 344,000 viewers

March 23rd Episode: 305,000 viewers

March 30th Episode: 297,000 viewers

April 6th Episode: 309,000 viewers

April 13th Episode: 302,000 viewers

April 20th Episode: 320,000 viewers

April 27th Episode: 255,000 viewers

May 4th Episode: 260,000 viewers

May 11th Episode: 309,000 viewers

May 18th Episode: 272,000 viewers

May 25th Episode: 305,000 viewers

June 1st Episode: 287,000 viewers

June 8th Episode: 318,000 viewers

June 15th Episode: 327,000 viewers

June 22nd Episode: 342,000 viewers

June 29th Episode: 268,000 viewers

July 6th Episode: 345,000 viewers

July 13th Episode: 374,000 viewers

July 20th Episode: 322,000 viewers

July 27th Episode: 286,000 viewers

August 3rd Episode: 276,000 viewers

August 10th Episode: 277,000 viewers

August 17th Episode: 320,000 viewers

August 24th Episode: 296,000 viewers

August 31st Episode: 268,000 viewers

September 7th Episode: 227,000 viewers

September 14th Episode: 239,000 viewers

September 21st Episode: 277,000 viewers

September 28th Episode: 264,000 viewers

October 5th Episode: 251,000 viewers

October 12th Episode: 279,000 viewers

October 19th Episode: 267,000 viewers

October 26th Episode: 231,000 viewers

November 2nd Episode: 275,000 viewers

November 9th Episode: 250,000 viewers

November 16th Episode: 272,000 viewers

November 23rd Episode: 169,000 viewers

November 30th Episode: 255,000 viewers

December 7th Episode: 226,000 viewers

What’s next?

The next episode of Impact Wrestling airs on December 14th. The topmost feud on the show is that of Johnny Impact taking on Global Champion Eli Drake. Chris Adonis (WWE’s Chris Masters) serves as an ally for Drake.

Author’s take

It’s a tad disheartening to see Impact Wrestling’s fall from grace. With the amount of talent gracing the six-sided ring, it shouldn’t be all that hard for them to draw desirable ratings. However, one has to admit that the story-lines and character arcs in the promotion do need a total revamp.