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Post by Michael Coello on Sept 9, 2007 21:22:10 GMT -5
Thursday Night October 4th at 9pm.
Announced at the PPV
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Post by "American Cream" Dusty Loads on Sept 9, 2007 21:23:04 GMT -5
There was a ppv tonight?
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Post by Hensley on Sept 9, 2007 21:23:36 GMT -5
Too bad all of us knew this was comin...big let-down compared to the Angle announcement from just a year ago...
Bet they bomb or somethin on their first show...get a .9 rating, or somethin...wouldn't shock me
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Post by Corporate H on Sept 9, 2007 21:24:52 GMT -5
I'll watch.
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Post by Michael Coello on Sept 9, 2007 21:27:45 GMT -5
TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION (TNA) WRESTLING AND SPIKE TV ANNOUNCE NEW MULTI-YEAR DEAL Highly Rated Series “TNA iMPACT!” To Expand To Two Hours in October New York, NY, September 9, 2007 – TNA Entertainment, LLC and Spike TV have announced a two-year extension of their partnership which maintains Spike TV as the exclusive cable television home of TNA (Total Nonstop Action) Wrestling’s weekly action athletic entertainment series “iMPACT!” The announcement was jointly made today by Kevin Kay, Spike TV General Manager and Dixie Carter, TNA Entertainment, LLC President. The successful Thursday night series will expand from one to two hours on Thursday, October 4 (9:00-11:00pm ET/PT). “We are excited to continue and expand our relationship with the world’s fastest growing wrestling organization,” said Kevin Kay, General Manager, Spike TV. “Increasing to two hours will help develop the popular stars on the series and increase the visibility of new characters.” “The growth of “iMPACT!” to two hours is certainly a benchmark that we wanted to achieve and is an indicator of our success as we continue our relationship with Spike TV,” said Dixie Carter, TNA President. “Throughout TNA’s short history, its accomplishments have been a testament to all of its talent and staff, as well as the best fans in professional wrestling.” “TNA iMPACT!” launched on Spike TV on October 1, 2005 to an audience of 850,000 viewers. In the last few weeks, TNA has consistently drawn 1.5 million viewers, nearly doubling its initial audience in only two years. “TNA iMPACT!” is the only weekly wrestling show on cable television that has seen ratings growth in 2007 “TNA iMPACT!” is averaging a 1.1 HH rating and an average audience of 1.3 million viewers up +15% and +18% respectively. (WWE’s “Monday Night Raw” on USA Network is down -7% in HH rating while ECW on Sci-Fi Channel is down 20% from last year). TNA Wrestling delivers a distinct brand of high-risk, athletic entertainment. TNA’s roster features the biggest names in wrestling, including Kurt Angle, Sting, Scott Steiner, Christian Cage, Jeff Jarrett, Rhino and Team 3D, as well as the hottest new talent in the business, such as Samoa Joe, A.J. Styles, “Black Machismo” Jay Lethal, Triple X and The Latin American Exchange (LAX). TNA features the innovative six-sided ring and the high-flying “X Division,” as well as concept matches such as “Ultimate X,” “King of the Mountain,” and “Six Sides of Steel.” Brian J. Diamond is Senior Vice President, Sports & Specials, Spike TV and Scott Fishman is Executive in Charge of Production for Spike TV. Spike TV is available in 91.6 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. A unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), MTV Networks is one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. www.tnawrestling.com/news/fullnews2.php?all=1522 |
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Sept 9, 2007 21:28:24 GMT -5
Too bad all of us knew this was comin...big let-down compared to the Angle announcement from just a year ago... Bet they bomb or somethin on their first show...get a .9 rating, or somethin...wouldn't shock me From what I understand, TNA's not expecting high numbers, as long as they keep their audience from hour 1 into hour 2. It might be good, I'll reserve judgment till it happens, I just hope it's not 4 hours condensed into 2. |
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Post by paragon on Sept 9, 2007 21:28:47 GMT -5
"Highly Rated"?
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Post by Ace Diamond on Sept 9, 2007 21:29:00 GMT -5
I'll watch but if they don't do anything they promised they do when they got 2 hours then f*** it.
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Post by slasher911 on Sept 9, 2007 21:29:10 GMT -5
I'll watch and pray.
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Post by Richard on Sept 9, 2007 21:30:01 GMT -5
They went out of their way to take a shot at WWE in a press release? Wow.
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Post by Ace Diamond on Sept 9, 2007 21:30:57 GMT -5
They went out of their way to take a shot at WWE in a press release? Wow. Defiant and petty to the last, no? |
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Post by Corporate H on Sept 9, 2007 21:32:43 GMT -5
If RAW is down by -7% percent, doesn't that actually mean they're up by 7%?
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Post by Adam Pacman Khan (akkilla) on Sept 9, 2007 21:40:30 GMT -5
If RAW is down by -7% percent, doesn't that actually mean they're up by 7%? if a tree falls and no1 hears it does it make a sound? |
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Post by Corporate H on Sept 9, 2007 21:41:29 GMT -5
If RAW is down by -7% percent, doesn't that actually mean they're up by 7%? if a tree falls and no1 hears it does it make a sound? Yeah, because it creates sound waves. They don't have to be heard. |
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Post by machinegun on Sept 9, 2007 21:41:55 GMT -5
They went out of their way to take a shot at WWE in a press release? Wow. Where did the take a shot? |
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Post by AriadosMan on Sept 9, 2007 21:44:56 GMT -5
Of course TNA can claim a higher rate of increase, since their starting rating was much lower than WWE's. Still not much comparison between Impact's numbers and Raw's.
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Post by Richard on Sept 9, 2007 21:45:02 GMT -5
They went out of their way to take a shot at WWE in a press release? Wow. Where did the take a shot? That seems like taking an unnecessary shot to me (especially when they don't care to point out that even with those drops, those two show do better then iMPACT). I hate spin like that. |
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Post by Shy Guy on Sept 9, 2007 21:46:16 GMT -5
Spike TV is available in 91.6 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks
and only 1.1 watch impact....
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Post by comahan on Sept 9, 2007 21:47:48 GMT -5
People are spoiled by WWE Ratings. A 1.0+ on primetime TV, on a cable network, for 2 hours(now) of original programming every week isnt bad whatsoever.
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Post by AriadosMan on Sept 9, 2007 21:49:40 GMT -5
People are spoiled by WWE Ratings. A 1.0+ on primetime TV, on a cable network, for 2 hours(now) of original programming every week isnt bad whatsoever. Still awful small in comparison to the ratings Raw still gets, which TNA was trying to compare itself favorably to. |
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