TNA Creative Team Update + WWE/TNA Attendance/Ratings

Jul 24, 2009

With Jeff Jarrett away from TNA for the time being, the company’s creative team at this point will be Dutch Mantel, Vince Russo, Jeremy Borash and Matt Conway. Borash has played a role with the creative team off and on, while Conway has been working backstage for TNA in different roles.

Here is a breakdown for the latest WWE and TNA television ratings courtesy of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter:

TNA iMPACT! on 7/16 drew a final 1.1 cable rating (or a 1.14) with 1.5 million viewers. The show did a 1.01 in males 18-34, 0.89 in males 18-49 and 0.77 in males 35-49.

WWE Superstars on 7/16 drew a final 0.9 cable rating.

ECW on SyFy on 7/14 drew a final 1.3 cable rating with 1.8 million viewers. The show did a 0.72 in males 18-49. 68% of the audience was male and the average viewer was 44.

WWE Monday Night Raw on 7/13 drew a final 3.6 cable rating (rounded from a 3.55) with 5.23 million viewers. The show did a 2.53 rating in males 18-49 taking it to fourth place for the time slot on cable. 65% of the audience was male and the average viewer was 39.

WWE Friday Night Smackdown on 7/10 drew a final 1.7 broadcast rating.

Here are some TNA attendance figures:

— 7/17 in Johnson City, TN: no word on attendance.
— 7/18 in Winston-Salem, NC: 650 fans.

Here are some WWE attendance figures:

— 7/17 in Macon, GA (Raw): no word on attendance.
— 7/18 in Aiken, SC (Raw): 4,000 fans.
— 7/18 in North Charleston, SC (Smackdown/ECW): no word on attendance.
— 7/19 in Florence, SC (Raw): no word on attendance.
— 7/19 in Greenville, SC (Smackdown/ECW): 4,500 fans.

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