Detailed Monday Night Wars Vol. 2, Week 1 Ratings

by David Bixenspan on Mar 9, 2010 6:59 PM EST

First, the quick and dirty:

WWE Monday Night Raw did a 3.25 rating with a 5.45 share.
TNA Impact did a 0.9 rating with a 1.5 share.

F4WOnline is reporting that it was 3.4 for Raw and 1.0 for Impact. I don't know why there's a fluctuation from the numbers we got but it's not a big one (and if you round Raw up to the next tenth of point then both shows vary by the same amount) so it's nothing to worry about.

Now, the detailed parts (and beware that Nielsen Media Research's math can be strange and that's why they don't come out exactly the same as averages reported for the shows) from the networks' prime time half hour grids:

- WWE's long-standing tradition is to report each hour of Raw as a separate show ("WWE Entertainment") while TNA reports all of Impact (including the overrun) as one show, so Raw's number as to be averaged from the official information. Hour 1 did a 3.1 with a 4.6 share and hour 2 (including the overrun) did a 3.4 with a 6.0 share.

- Raw's half hours covering 9 PM to 11 PM EST (missing the overrun) were 3.0, 3.0, 3.2, and 3.2.

- Impacts half hours were 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, and 0.8. So they grew little by little and then dropped back to where they started. That's not a good sign.

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I don't want to be "that guy", BUT

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

OK, I guess I don’t mind being “that guy”

by Mike Garza on Mar 9, 2010 7:27 PM EST reply actions

I see some people trying to spin the 1.0 as a good thing because they kept their core audience

wasn’t the point of all this to steal Raw’s viewers

because I don’t think that happened

and with Stone Cold and HBK vs Jericho, I know what show I’m watching next week

by Hjorvarthr on Mar 9, 2010 8:06 PM EST reply actions

Raw's show was horrible. Its crazy that they did so well.

I guess people look at through a different lens. TNA was solid last night. I certainly enjoyed the theatrics from the senior citizens. Raw’s show next week should be awesome considering the matchups and Austin returning as host. I’ll keep my expectations low so that I don’t get disappointed.

by E-ROC on Mar 9, 2010 8:45 PM EST reply actions

That’s what thinking with your balls instead of your brain gets you! This is clear evidence that they were really foolhardy to run both hours head to head. Moreover, it’s not going to get any better next week with the return of Stone Cold and TNA not being able to give away as much big stuff for free. Yeah, this is looking pretty bad for TNA.

by Keith Harris on Mar 9, 2010 8:45 PM EST reply actions