Recent WWE & TNA Attendance Figures & Ratings, More

Here is a breakdown for the latest WWE and TNA television ratings courtesy of The Wrestling Observer and Figure Four Weekly Newsletters:

TNA iMPACT! on 4/30 drew a final 1.2 cable rating with 1.6 million viewers. The show did a 1.02 in males 18-49, 0.71 in people 18-49 and 0.99 in males 18-34. Quarter hours were: 1.01, 1.09, 1.15, 1.11, 1.28, 1.20, 1.14 and 1.22.

WWE Superstars on 4/30 drew a final 0.9 cable rating (0.85). The show has averaged a 0.9 rating for the last three weeks, although slight drops each week ending up as 0.90, 0.89 and 0.85.

ECW on Sci Fi on 4/28 drew a final 1.2 cable rating. No word on total viewership.

WWE Monday Night Raw on 4/27 drew a final 3.4 cable rating (3.41) with 5.00 million viewers. This show marked the first time in a while where the second hour drew less than the first hour doing a 3.37. 68% of the audience was male with the average viewer being 36.

WWE Friday Night Smackdown on 4/24 drew a final and very low 1.6 broadcast rating with 2.7 million viewers.

Here are some WWE & TNA attendance figures:

WWE attendance:

— 4/28 in New York City, NY at Madison Square Garden (Smackdown/ECW tapings): over 12,000 people with a $500,000 gate.
— 5/4 in Buffalo, NY (Raw tapings): sellout of more than 13,000.
— 5/5 in Pittsburgh, PA (Smackdown/ECW tapings): no word on attendance.

TNA attendance:

— 4/30 in Knoxville, TN: 1,000 fans.
— Attendance for 5/1 in Corbin, KY, 5/2 in Huntington, WV and 5/3 in Pikeville, KY were not known.

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