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There was what, two days of hype? The real sign for whether it will be a major change or not is in the weeks to come. Expecting a rating of 1.6-1.7 is having unreal expectations. It's up from 1.1 the previous week. I can't recall a single time when a weekly wrestling show has seen a .5-.6 ratings increase in a time span of a week.
Two days of hype was enough. Everyone knew. Actually, the shortness of hype works in their favour, because people did not know what exactly was happening, so they would tune in to see.
If you want some quick instances of a show jumping .5 or .6, here are some numbers:
Just want you to look at a few dates here:
May 6, 1996 (2.9 to 4.1)
April 28, 1997 (2.8 to 3.4)
April 6, 1998 (the night RAW broke nitro's streak) (3.8 to 4.7)
April 28, 1998 (4.4 to 5.7)
Now these are all significant jumps. But most importantly, look at the next few numbers:
February 18, 2008 (3.4 to 4.0)
January 28, 2008 (3.5 to 3.9)
April 28, 2008 (3.0 to 3.3)
Minor changes to an already boring show. Why did these ones go up and down is more interesting, because we really do not know. These changes were most likely caused by other variables.
Considering that TNA has done 1.3 on several occasions in the past year, this show could have done the same without the news.
This is the beginning of the TNA takeover. This is what I've been waiting for for so long. First they're going catch them in the ratings, and then they'll beat them in every aspect of the biz.
I'm half convinced you're trollin' as a TNA mark.
Calling TNA's TV product mediocre would be very generous. Calling their PPV's anything less than horrible would be an absolute crime.
Hogan bumping up the rating to 1.3 for the most part means that TNA's core audience tuned in. TNA has had 1.3's before. So even know it'd be foolish to say they didn't get new viewers it theoretically didn't bring in casual fans by the droves.
That isn't to say that this isn't a good sign. There was only two days promote Hogan. In return they reached their supposed top rating possible with their current number of fans.
The real test is to see if they can keep building off of this momentum and snowballing in the ratings. How many shows are currently taped and ready to air? Am I right to assume that the next taping that needs to be done is for the show that will air after their next PPV.
In that case they need to begin hyping a Hogan debut appearance in the Impact Zone with "In 3 weeks" type vignettes.
Anything lower than a 1.5 or a 1.6 for Hogan's first real "live" appearance would be a failure. If you think that the top possible rating the can get from the fans that already know TNA exists is a 1.3, increasing the ratings by .2 or .3 on the merits of casual fans tuning in to see Hogan's first Impact Zone appearance shouldn't be too unrealistic given it is promoted weeks in advance and has some sort of announcement or tag line attached to it.
That, and also within 8-12 months they should be able to get a 2.0. They have a marketing/exposure gold mine on their hands. It's all up to TNA. If they book a show that is better than the WWE (something they have never done consistently in their existence) fans will go to TNA and it will snowball.
Without a major change in the creative department, I don't have the confidence that TNA is up to the task. Although....Eric Bischoff is a man of conviction. So who knows....
It's all up to TNA. If they book a show that is better than the WWE (something they have never done consistently in their existence) fans will go to TNA and it will snowball.
TNA could put on the best show in the world right now but still wouldn't break their ratings barrier.
What they need is correct marketing and promotion of their product. Hopefully Bischoff leads TNA in the right direction business wise. That, alongside a good production would be great for TNA, if they want to get higher ratings.
TNA could put on the best show in the world right now but still wouldn't break their ratings barrier.
What they need is correct marketing and promotion of their product. Hopefully Bischoff leads TNA in the right direction business wise. That, alongside a good production would be great for TNA, if they want to get higher ratings.
I'm not suggesting TNA putting on the best show would instantly get them a 4.0 overnight.
Having the most entertaining wrestling product on tv=ratings so long as you have proper exposure. What I was trying to establish is that the curiosity factor and exposure that Hogan could draw will almost all go to waste if TNA can't keep the fans interested through other means. It's not like Hogan in a commissioner role will be can't miss TV, even for some of the most vigilante of his followers.
Two days of hype was enough. Everyone knew. Actually, the shortness of hype works in their favour, because people did not know what exactly was happening, so they would tune in to see.
If you want some quick instances of a show jumping .5 or .6, here are some numbers:
Just want you to look at a few dates here:
May 6, 1996 (2.9 to 4.1)
April 28, 1997 (2.8 to 3.4)
April 6, 1998 (the night RAW broke nitro's streak) (3.8 to 4.7)
April 28, 1998 (4.4 to 5.7)
Now these are all significant jumps. But most importantly, look at the next few numbers:
February 18, 2008 (3.4 to 4.0)
January 28, 2008 (3.5 to 3.9)
April 28, 2008 (3.0 to 3.3)
Minor changes to an already boring show. Why did these ones go up and down is more interesting, because we really do not know. These changes were most likely caused by other variables.
Considering that TNA has done 1.3 on several occasions in the past year, this show could have done the same without the news.
I'd like to check out those dates closer to see if anything could have affected the ratings. But for now, I'll stand corrected. However, this is still not a boom period. So there's less fans to quickly draw in. The rest test to see if Hogan can change ratings is the first appearance in the iMPACT Zone. If TNA is smart, they will keep hyping it for a few weeks before he actually arrives. But for a small company that doesn't have much ratings changes, it's a good note to see that Hogan bumped it up .2.
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Hype around Hogan got them up 0.2 points than they usually get. Judging from how much Mike Tenay hyped up Hogan on the show I was expecting a bit higher than that. And I expected ratings to bump up with Hogan being the centre of it basically, but he hasn't been a consistent draw for many years. Good for TNA, they got a 1.3. But, I am more interested to see their ratings in about a months time a new signing can bump up ratings easily. Its if the ratings stay up to that level, or increase even more dramatically.
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We won't see the true impact of Hogan until he physically debuts on the show. As you saw the rating start to fall as fans realised he wasn't actually going to debut on Impact that week and this week the ratings has dropped back to a 1.1.
Hogan won't make TNA a success but his celebrity gives TNA a launching pad. The booking, the characters, the angles is what will help TNA. Unfortunately Russo adn Dixie are sold on being WWE-Lite rather than being TNA, the alternative.
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