iMPACT! Moves to Mondays on Mar. 1?

[Ryushinku]

By James Caldwell, Torch assistant editor

Spike TV has reportedly scheduled a second Monday night TNA Impact episode on March 1 from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. EST to go head-to-head with WWE Raw. [Thanks to Devin Cutting.]

Spike and TNA have not made an official announcement yet. There is also no confirmation on whether it will be a live or taped TV episode.

In December, TNA canceled their Australian tour scheduled for February and early March due to the reported reason of "changes in the U.S. TV production schedule."

There is a possibility TNA will move up the scheduled March 8 and 9 TV tapings to have a live episode on March 1. TNA's current taping schedule from Orlando is:

-- Feb. 14: Against All Odds PPV
-- Feb. 15: Impact TV taping (for Feb. 18 episode)
-- Feb. 16: Impact TV taping (for Feb. 25 episode)

-- The 2/15 & 2/16 TV taping could be used to tape the March 1 episode or TNA could adjust the taping schedule for a live episode before taping the final two weeks of TV leading to the Destination X PPV.

-- Mar. 8: Impact TV taping (for Mar. 11 episode)
-- Mar. 9: Impact TV taping (for Mar. 18 episode)
-- Mar. 21: Destination X PPV

Other sites are suggesting they may do the latter, adjust the taping schedule so that the Monday taping is shown live while the Tuesday taping will be for that Thursday's show.

[________ has left the building]

By James Caldwell, Torch assistant editor

Spike TV is officially listing a special edition of TNA Impact on Monday, March 1 at 9:00 p.m. EST. up against WWE Raw on USA Network.

The second Monday night show will also be live with TNA moving up their scheduled Impact TV taping schedule from March 8 & 9 to March 1 & 2. TNA's taping schedule is now as follows:

-- Feb. 14: Against All Odds PPV
-- Feb. 15: Impact TV taping (for Feb. 18 episode)
-- Feb. 16: Impact TV taping (for Feb. 25 episode)
-- Mar. 1: Live Impact (for Mar. 1 episode)
-- Mar. 2: Impact TV taping (for Mar. 11 & 18 episodes)
-- Mar. 21: Destination X PPV

[kropotkin]

To follow up on what I reported earlier today, Spike.com has added TNA Impact to their schedule on March 1, 2010 at 9:00PM. However, TNA's website has yet to post any information regarding an Impact on March 1, 2010.

Link: www.wrestleview.com/news2009/1264618185.php?style=dark

[Professor Chaos]

Who be bad now boys?

[@TenaciousBe]

Jan 27, 2010 15:20:20 GMT -5 Professor Chaos said:

Who be bad now boys?

?

[toodarkmark]

The Main Event is the Honky Tonk Man and Brother Brutti vs the Nasty Boys for the Tag Team Titles.

[geobomber]

I hope its not a 3 hour special comercialthon like the last one was
They show a match then 5 mins of comercials then 4 second clip of wrestling and then 5 more minutes of comercials.

Then a good 3 minutes of action and then 5 more minutes of comericals.

Was that to compete with the comercials that raw had or what?

ITS REALLY ANNOYING

[Chuckie Finster]

Meltzer says it's true. 9-11 on Mondays. They will be live in alternate weeks with the Thursday show being alternate Thursdays, taped the Tuesday after the live show.

I have a bad feeling about this.

[@TenaciousBe]

Jan 27, 2010 17:43:15 GMT -5 Chuckie Finster said:

Meltzer says it's true. 9-11 on Mondays. They will be live in alternate weeks with the Thursday show being alternate Thursdays, taped the Tuesday after the live show.

I have a bad feeling about this.

Basically the old Raw setup? I was slightly confused by what you said there about the thursdays... is Thursday just going to be a replay of what happened on the previous Mondays?

[Error]

Jan 27, 2010 17:43:15 GMT -5 Chuckie Finster said:

Meltzer says it's true. 9-11 on Mondays. They will be live in alternate weeks with the Thursday show being alternate Thursdays, taped the Tuesday after the live show.

I have a bad feeling about this.

Wait, so they will be live on Mon. 3/1 and not on again until a taped show on Thurs. 3/11 or live on Monday 3/1 with taped shows on 3/4 and 3/11 and then back to live on 3/15?


I mean will it be ten days between Shows 1 and 2, then four says until show 3 followed by another 10 days?
Show on Monday 3/1
Show on Thurs. 3/11
Show on Monday 3/15
Show on Thurs. 3/25
Show on Monday 3/29

[comahan]

As in,

Week 1: Live Monday Show
Week 2: Taped Thursday Show
Week 3: Live Monday Show
Week 4: Taped Thursday Show

[@TenaciousBe]

That would be VERY confusing if it alternates between Mondays and Thursdays every week.

[Chuckie Finster]

Jan 27, 2010 17:52:45 GMT -5 Error said:

Jan 27, 2010 17:43:15 GMT -5 Chuckie Finster said:

Meltzer says it's true. 9-11 on Mondays. They will be live in alternate weeks with the Thursday show being alternate Thursdays, taped the Tuesday after the live show.

I have a bad feeling about this.

Wait, so they will be live on Mon. 3/1 and not on again until a taped show on Thurs. 3/11 or live on Monday 3/1 with taped shows on 3/4 and 3/11 and then back to live on 3/15?


I mean will it be ten days between Shows 1 and 2, then four says until show 3 followed by another 10 days?
Show on Monday 3/1
Show on Thurs. 3/11
Show on Monday 3/15
Show on Thurs. 3/25
Show on Monday 3/29

Yes, although it appears they'll have to tape two shows after the 3/1 Live Impact due to the PPV.

Meltzer said alternate weeks, but in months with 5 Impacts before the PPV, I guess they'll go Live, Taped, Live, Taped, Taped

[Error]

That is dumb as f***.

Alternating between live and tape is fine but, days is just stupid.

[SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts]

Wrestling Observer says its a permanant Monday move and that its not a taped Thursday show.

[Error]

Jan 27, 2010 18:11:57 GMT -5 SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts said:

Wrestling Observer says its a permanant Monday move and that its not a taped Thursday show.

That makes more sense of going the old WWE route of live on Monday and taped the next.

[Deleted]

The snippet in the OP is just referring to what will happen surrounding the March 1st episode isn't it?

Not a permanent move, unless I'm missing something here.

I remember it being posted that Spike has a deal for Impact to have 4 monday night shows this year. Maybe this is the second one of those four? (Or the first of the 4, if that Jan 4th episode didn't count).

[Ryushinku]

The snippet did say that yes, but now Wrestling Observer is saying this will be a permanent move to Mondays for Impact.

Which I guess would mean it would be :

MONDAY - taping, live on tv
TUESDAY - taping, shown next Monday

...alternating.

[Clarence "Showstealer" Mason]

In December, TNA canceled their Australian tour scheduled for February and early March due to the reported reason of "changes in the U.S. TV production schedule."

Otherwise known as "We sold no tickets whatsoever"

[Massive G]

Jan 27, 2010 18:28:30 GMT -5 Clarence "Showstealer" Mason said:

In December, TNA canceled their Australian tour scheduled for February and early March due to the reported reason of "changes in the U.S. TV production schedule."

Otherwise known as "We sold no tickets whatsoever"

well done.

if this is true, and it seems to be, then... so? I admire what they are trying to do as a company, but they don't seem to have any actual idea of how to execute it. So, they're on a different night. Am I missing something?