Is Morgan An AG Ratings Draw?, Major Update On TNA's New Facility
TNA star Matt Morgan, known as "The Beast," on American Gladiators, appears to be a bit of a ratings draw for the NBC program. His appearances on American Gladiators drew the highest quarter hour on both the 7/21 and 7/28 shows. The 7/28 show did a 3.2 on the fast nationals, up from what the show has been doing in recent weeks. This past Monday's show was the season finale. No word yet if the show is going to be picked up for a third season.
As reported earlier, TNA is in the final stages of the completion of their "TNAtv" production facility in Nashville, Tennessee. After three years in the making, the massive production facility should be completed within the next few weeks. TNA plans on housing all of their pre and post production, including "iMPACT!", Xplosion, international programming, DVDs, TNA Today, on-air graphics and commercials at the production facility. In a new bit of news, TNA just released a statement saying that they have plans to broadcast their programming in Hi-Definition in the future. "TNAtv is the next logical step in the growth of the company. The ultimate goal is to deliver the best product possible to the fans, and now we will have all the tools to do that," said Kevin Sullivan, Director of Production at TNA. TNA will have one of the largest Hi-Definition facilities in Nashville, Tennessee. You can read the article at TNAWrestling.com. Spike TV launched a Hi-Definition version of channel earlier in the year, but it hasn't gotten much distribution and they haven't aired much programming in HD yet. TNA sent out this press release regarding this today: AN UPDATE ON THE NEW TNA TELEVISION PRODUCTION FACILITY IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE As reported last week, TNA Wrestling is in final stages of a plan that is three years in the making. The massive "TNAtv" production facility should be completed in the coming weeks, housing all of TNA Wrestling's pre and post production, including "iMPACT!", Xplosion, international programming, DVDs, TNA Today, on-air graphics and commercials, as well as audio and video studios. "TNAtv is the next logical step in the growth of the company. The ultimate goal is to deliver the best product possible to the fans, and now we will have all the tools to do that," said Kevin Sullivan, Director of Production at TNA. TNA will also have one of the largest Hi-Definition facilities in Nashville, Tennessee, as they prepare for the future of broadcast television. The Hi-Def wing will house four Avid Symphony Nitris DX edit suites, while one Final Cut Pro HD suite will house TNA Home Video. "It is a beautiful facility, first class all the way. We can't wait move into our new home," said Sullivan. TNAwrestling.com will have updates on TNAtv and will post pictures of the new production facility upon its completion.
The following matches are scheduled for tonight's edition of TNA iMPACT!:
- Awesome Kong vs. Salinas
- Curry Man vs. Sonjay Dutt
- Jacqueline vs. Roxxi
- The Motor City Machineguns (Sabin and Shelley) vs. Consequences Creed and Jay Lethal
- Christian Cage, Rhino, Homicide and Hernandez vs. Brother Ray, Brother Devon, James Storm and Robert Roode
- 10-Man Weapons Filled Gauntlet Match