TNA Impact Wrestling Quarter Hour Ratings For December 29 2011

Q1: Impact opened with a 1.17 rating - right at the overall show average - for the opening segment featuring Sting and the Knockouts. After a commercial, there were also introductions for the opening match. (down 0.6% vs. 2011-Q1 average)

Q2: Impact peaked with a 1.22 rating for the Styles/Kaz-Steiner/Abyss Wild Card tag match. This was followed by one commercial and a post-match promo with Abyss and Steiner. (up 5.6% vs. 2011-Q2 average)

Q3: Impact dipped slightly to a 1.19 rating for Angle and Sting backstage, one commercial break, Flair/Gunner backstage, and the quick Ion vs. Nese X Division pole match. (up 2.0% vs. 2011-Q3 average)
Among males 18-49 & males 12-17, this was the highest-rated segment of the show, surpassing the previous segment. Among males 18-34, this was the third-highest-rated segment of the show, trailing the first two quarter-hours.

Q4: Impact dipped to a show-low 1.06 rating. As usual, this contained two full commercial breaks to drag down the segment. Included in the quarter-hour was Gunner vs. Doug Williams, Robert Roode backstage, and a Roode video package leading to the top of the hour. (down 5.8% vs. 2011-Q4 average)

Q5: Impact increased to a near-show-high 1.21 rating for Roode's in-ring promo with his "family." This was followed by a commercial, Angle backstage, and introductions for the next tag match. (down 1.8% vs. 2011-Q5 average)

Q6: Impact stayed steady with a 1.20 rating for Samoa Joe & Magnus vs. Eric Young & ODB. There was also one commercial, Mickie James backstage, and ring intros for Angle-RVD. (up 3.5% vs. 2011-Q6 average)

Q7: Impact dipped to a 1.13 rating for the Angle-RVD match, plus one commercial break, an Angle-Storm hype video for the Genesis PPV, and ring introductions for the main event. (down 0.9% vs. 2011-Q7 average)

Q8: Impact closed with the same 1.13 rating for Mickie vs. Gail Kim, one commercial, and the finish of their match. (down 4.0% vs. 2011-Q8 average)
Among all adults 18-34, this segment tied for the highest rating in the second hour. In the key male demos, the segment trailed other quarter-hours in the second hour and the more-watched first hour quarter-hours.