Impact Wrestling Viewership Up From Last Week, Drops In Key Demo
Thursday's new edition of Impact Wrestling, featuring Moose vs. James Storm in the main event, drew 123,000 viewers on AXS TV, according to Showbuzz Daily. The show drew a 0.04 rating in the key 18-49 demographic.
This was the fifth Impact episode to air on Thursday nights.
This week's Impact ranked #125 on the Cable Top 150 for the key demo, and ranked #137 for the night on cable in viewership.
These numbers are up from last week's post-Rebellion episode, which drew 120,000 viewers with a 0.05 rating in the key demo. Last week's show ranked #112 on the Cable Top 150 for the key demo, and #130 for the night on cable in viewership.
This week's Impact viewership was up 2.5% from last week, while the key demo 18-49 rating was down 20% from last week.
This week's Impact viewership was down 12.14% from the same week in 2020.
The NBA game between the Lakers and the Clippers on TNT topped the night on the Cable Top 150 with a 0.47 rating in the key 18-49 demographic, drawing just 1.309 million viewers. Tucker Carlson Tonight on FOX News topped the night on cable in viewership with 2.853 million viewers, ranking #9 on the Cable Top 150 with a 0.21 rating in the key demo.
Grey's Anatomy on ABC topped the night in the 18-49 demographic for network TV with a 0.95 rating, with 4.925 million viewers. Young Sheldon on CBS topped the night on network TV in viewership with 6.642 million viewers, with a 0.58 rating in the key demo.
Below is our 2021 Impact Wrestling Viewership Tracker, along with the full press conference video:
January 5 Episode: 148,000 viewers with a 0.04 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 12 Episode: 161,000 viewers with a 0.05 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 19 Episode: 147,000 viewers with a 0.03 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Hard To Kill episode)
January 26 Episode: 186,000 viewers with a 0.05 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 2 Episode: 173,000 viewers with a 0.05 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 9 Episode: 153,000 viewers with a 0.04 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 16 Episode: 197,000 viewers with a 0.06 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-No Surrender episode)
February 23 Episode: 170,000 viewers with a 0.04 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 2 Episode: 134,000 viewers with a 0.03 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 9 Episode: 144,000 viewers with a 0.04 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 16 Episode: 146,000 viewers with a 0.04 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Sacrifice episode)
March 23 Episode: 116,000 viewers with a 0.04 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 30 Episode: 148,512 viewers with a 0.04 rating in the 18-49 demographic (final Tuesday night episode)
April 8 Episode: 168,000 viewers with a 0.06 rating in the 18-49 demographic (first Thursday night episode)
April 15 Episode: 132,000 viewers with a 0.04 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Hardcore Justice episode)
April 22 Episode: 145,000 viewers with a 0.05 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 29 Episode: 120,000 viewers with a 0.05 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Rebellion episode)
May 6 Episode: 123,000 viewers with a 0.04 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 13 Episode:
2020 Total: 8.010 million viewers over 52 episodes
2020 Average: 154,038 viewers per episode