As the company heads into October’s TNA Bound for Glory, and amid rumors of ticketing struggles at the pay-per-view, viewership numbers September 17th edition of TNA imPACT down slightly from last week. The show saw a main event match featuring Frankie Ghazarian with Avery Styles in his corner against Moose.
According to Wrestlenomicsshow drew 207,000 viewers, down 11 percent of 232,000 viewers for the Sept. 10 show. The episode was slightly higher in the all-important 18-49 demographic, earning a 0.04, up 33 percent from last week’s 0.03 rating.
Compared to an average of 201,000 viewers over the past four weeks, the Sept. 17 show was up three percent in viewers. The show is also up 33 percent from its four-week average rating of 0.03.
After Moose defeated Ghazarian in the main event and smashed his crown with a chair in the middle of the ring, the broadcast showed Matt Hardy being attacked backstage before the show aired. To him attackers will be exposed in the September 24 issue.
Elsewhere on the September 17 edition of iMPACT, Zoe Serrano defeated Harley Hudson and Leon Slater defeated Ryan Nemeth, although he was eliminated by TNA World Champion Nick Nemeth after his victory. Ricky Sosa and Elijah also defeated The System’s Eddie Edwards and Cedric Alexander, and Rich Swann won his way into a six-way match for the Bound For Glory X-Division Championship by defeating LJ Cleary.