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-- Last night's episode of TNA iMPACT! drew a 0.93 cable rating with 1.3 million viewers. Hence, it was the lowest rated episode of iMPACT! in over a year — not since August 14, 2008 had TNA drawn such a low rating. Thursday's number is also down from last week's 0.96 rating.
The show peaked in the third quarter-hour for a Knockouts tag match with a 0.97 rating and finished with 0.87 and 0.92 quarter-hour ratings during the final half-hour.
It should be noted that iMPACT! went up against the first game of the NFL regular season, drawing 20 million viewers on NBC.
Here is the complete quarter-hour ratings breakdown for last night's show:
Q1: 0.88 - Beer Money, Inc. vs. Team 3D vs. Steiner/Booker vs. British Invasion
Q2: 0.93 - Kurt Angle, Matt Morgan, AJ Styles & Sting in the ring
Q3: 0.97 - Taylor Wilde & Sarita v. Alissa Flash & Daffney, Eric Young backstage
Q4: 0.96 - The Pope vs. Jay Lethal, "The Beautiful People" vs. Madison Rayne & Roxxi
Q5: 0.95 - Backstage with Mick Foley, Abyss vs. Stevie Richards
Q6: 0.92 - Hector Guerrero confronts the World Elite
Q7: 0.87 - Cody Deaner vs. Tara
Q8: 0.92 - AJ Styles & Daniels vs. Kurt Angle & Samoa Joe, Hernandez/World Elite brawl
-- TNA has begun promoting Traci Brooks' nude pictorial in the Playboy.com "Cyber Club," which will be released next Thursday. (Knockout Traci Brooks Poses For Playboy)
-- Click here to view photos and videos from last night's episode of iMPACT!.