TNA Impact live on Thursday, June 7 leading into Slammiversary officially scored a 0.98 rating. The show scored a 0.88 rating in the new first hour and a 1.08 rating in the new second hour (old first hour). Impact gained one-tenth of a rating each hour compared to last week's poor start in the new timeslot.


Impact was boosted by a 1.14 quarter-hour at the top of the second hour for the Joseph Park and Bully Ray contract signing. Comparing Q5 to the old Q1, it was the sixth-highest-rated 9:00-9:15 p.m. EST segment of the year out of 23 weeks.

Impact then slid for the remainder of the second hour before rebounding at the end of the show with a 1.09 rating for the main event six-man tag match.

First Hour Break Down

Q1: Impact opened with a show-low 0.81 rating as the audience continues to need more time to adjust to the new start time. The segment featured Dixie Carter's attempted explanation of the A.J. Styles "photo scandal" and one commercial. (Last week's new Q1 scored a 0.72 rating.)

Q2: Impact increased slightly to a 0.85 rating for the unannounced Crimson vs. Austin Aries match, one commercial, and Brooke Hogan introducing herself to the Knockouts backstage. (Same rating as the new Q2 last week)

Q3: Impact increased again to a 0.92 rating for Hulk Hogan and Bobby Roode's in-ring exchange, one commercial, and the start of a Knockouts four-way match. (Impact declined to a 0.81 in the new Q3 last week)

Q4: Impact increased slightly to a 0.95 rating for the second-half of the Knockouts tag match and two commercial breaks dragging down the score. (Impact decreased to a 0.75 in the new Q4 last week)

Second Hour Break Down

Q5: Impact started the first segment in the old timeslot with a show-high 1.14 rating for Park and Bully Ray. Also of note is the segment only included half of a commercial break, which benefited the score. (Impact grew by the same two-tenths of a rating in Q5 last week.)

Q6: Impact slid to a 1.07 rating for TV champion Devon vs. Robbie E., plus one-and-a-half commercial breaks. (Last week's new Q6 scored a 0.99 rating.)

Q7: Impact slid to a second-hour-low 1.00 rating for Hogan bringing out the parade of #1 contenders - Jeff Hardy, Mr. Anderson, and RVD - and one commercial break. This was the only quarter-hour of the show below last week's corresponding quarter-hour. (Impact scored a show-high 1.03 rating in Q7 last week.)

Q8: Impact increased to a 1.09 rating for the main event six-man tag match, plus one commercial. (Last week's Q8 slipped slightly to a 1.01 rating.)

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