Kurt Angle’s TNA farewell does all-time low rating
The end of Kurt Angle week was not a ratings hit for TNA, as the combined audience for the two airings was the lowest to date for Impact.
The final show of the U.K. tapings, built around Angle vs. Bobby Lashley, did 222,000 viewers at 9 p.m. and another 58,000 viewers at midnight.
The midnight viewership was the lowest to date. The previous lowest combined audience was 297,000 viewers two weeks ago.
The 9 p.m. show was down 14 percent from the prior week, also built around Angle in a match with Bobby Roode. The midnight show was down 15 percent from the prior all-time low was 68,000.
Impact returns next Tuesday with the first show of a new set of tapings in Orlando, FL. The episode will be taped two hours before it is broadcast.
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