TNA News: Disappointing rating for primetime special
Submitted by Brian Cantor on Saturday, November 18, 2006 at 7:54 PM EST





Kurt Angle's jump to TNA proved ineffective as a quick ratings fix for the promotion. Wrestling fans should chalk up the move to a primetime slot under that same category, as this week's rating hardly saw an increase.

Despite heavy hype (including a major blitz during last Saturday's The Ultimate Fighter finale) for the two-hour special, it only drew a 1.0 rating according to WrestlingObserver.com. While the number is up a bit from the show's recent average in the 11PM hour, and thus cannot be considered a total negative, it's still a disappointing figure for TNA.

The lack of a ratings surge in response to Angle's signing and the primetime move indicates that neither talent nor timeslot is a huge factor in TNA's ratings. It indicates that nothing inherent about TNA's position is "holding down" the ratings—the 1.0 figure represents all present interest in the product.

TNA will therefore have to win over a larger portion of the casual wrestling audience before it can compete with WWE in the ratings battle.

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