— Thursday night’s episode of WWE Superstars drew a dismal 0.64 (0.6) cable rating with 647,000 viewers. The replay only did a 0.16 (0.2) cable rating with 134,000 viewers. That makes for a combined total of a 0.8 cable rating.
— The TNA iMPACT! replay rating on Thursday night drew a 0.7 cable rating, with 863,000 viewers. Between both shows (Monday and Thursday), TNA iMPACT! drew a total of a 1.7 cable rating. Of course, some people watched the show twice so they are repeat viewers,
— For comparison, the NFL Draft on ESPN did a 5.3 cable rating (they expected/wanted higher) with 7.3 million viewers, while the NBA Playoffs drew a 2.9 for Lakers-Thunder (3.9 million viewers) and a 2.0 for Cavaliers-Bulls (2.7 million viewers).
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