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This article is about the show. For the future video game based on the show, see TNA Impact! (video game)
TNA Impact!
File:Tnaimpact.jpg
GenreProfessional wrestling
Created byJeff Jarrett
Vince Russo
Dutch Mantel
StarringSee Total Nonstop Action Wrestling roster
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes159 (as of July 26, 2007)
Production
Production locationImpact! Zone
Camera setupMultiple-camera setup
Running time1 hour per episode (44 minutes plus commercials)
Original release
NetworkFox Sports Net (2004 – 2005)
Webcast (2005)
Spike TV (2005 – present)
ReleaseJune 4 2004 –
present

TNA Impact! (official typeset "TNA iMPACT!") is a professional wrestling television program produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as its main television program. TNA Impact! is filmed at the Impact! Zone (Soundstage 21 at the Universal Studios Florida theme park of Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida).[1] Tapings of the show are held biweekly on Mondays and admission is free.[2]

It currently airs in the United States and Canada on Spike TV, in the United Kingdom on Bravo 2, throughout Europe on Eurosport, in Quebec on RDS, throughout Asia on ESPN Star Sports, in the Philippines on ABC, in South Korea on Cinema Networks, and throughout Africa on Click Boogie.[3]

History

In May 2004, TNA announced that they had negotiated a television deal with Fox Sports Net (FSN) where they would get a one-hour timeslot on Fridays in most markets, putting TNA on unrestricted cable and satellite for the first time.[4] TNA began taping TNA Impact! that month and aired the first episode on June 4 2004. Impact! was also syndicated throughout Canada (on TSN and RDS) and Europe (on The Wrestling Channel and, also later, both Eurosport and Bravo 2). TNA's contract with FSN expired in May 2005 and was not renegotiated, with the last episode airing on May 27 2005. The series as a whole gained little success, averaging a 0.2 household rating.

TNA was left with no television deal and, therefore, had no means of promoting their monthly pay-per-views (although Impact! did continue to air on certain regional networks in place of TNA Xplosion). On July 1, TNA began offering new episodes of Impact! through their website, first using BitTorrent downloads, then by streaming through RealPlayer.[5][6] To save on production costs, four hours of Impact! were recorded in a day and made available throughout the subsequent month.[7]

At the same time, TNA began seeking a more profitable television outlet, finally negotiated a Saturday night timeslot with Spike TV and started airing Impact! on October 1 2005. Two episodes were taped every other Tuesday, airing them on the subsequent Saturday.[8] TNA's syndication contracts for Impact! on local TV channels, from after the FSN contract, were converted to contracts for TNA's syndicated show, TNA Xplosion. They are no longer paying for the timeslot, though Spike TV controls their advertising revenue.[9] Because of viewership growth, Impact! was moved to Thursdays on April 13 2006 and later in November, to an earlier primetime slot. Tapings were moved to Mondays.[10]

Starting in June 2006, episodes of Impact! became available at the iTunes Music Store.[11]

Content

Television ratings[12][13]
Channel (timeslot) Avg. rating
FSN (Fri. 3pm) 0.2
Spike TV (Sat. 11pm) 0.8
Spike TV (Thu. 11pm) 0.9
Spike TV (Thu. 9pm) 1.23

Impact! generally features two to four matches in the space of the hour, as well as numerous interviews and segments interspersed between the matches. Due to the nature of the wrestling business, advertisements for merchandise and upcoming pay-per-view events often serve as bookmarks for the commercial segments.

When Impact! was on Fox Sports Net, all matches had a time limit and the station's Fox Box was used. In the event of a time limit draw, the winner was determined by the NWA Championship Committee, a group consisting of three veteran wrestlers. Since leaving the channel, Impact! has discarded the time limit concept.

Commentators

See also: Total Nonstop Action Wrestling roster

Specials

References

  1. ^ "Universal Studios Florida - Live Shows - TNA Wrestling". Universal Orlando Resort. Retrieved 2007-07-06.
  2. ^ "TNA Wrestling Live Events". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
  3. ^ "TNA Coverage List". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
  4. ^ Gray, Richard (2004-05-05). "NWA: TNA's TV deal officially signed, Latest on Hirohito angle, WWE trademarks". Lords of Pain. Retrieved 2007-03-10.
  5. ^ "TNA Officially via Bit Torrent". 2005-06-25. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  6. ^ "TNA Reaches Deal With Real Broadcast Network To Stream "iMPACT!" News". 2005-06-30. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  7. ^ "Impact! Taping Results from Orlando, FL for the next four weeks". WrestleView. 2005-07-20. Retrieved 2007-01-09.
  8. ^ "More on TNA's new television deal with Spike TV; debut & taping schedule". WrestleView. 2005-07-21. Retrieved 2007-01-09.
  9. ^ "Notes on TNA's debut on Spike TV in October, advertising situation, more". WrestleView. 2005-08-11. Retrieved 2007-01-09.
  10. ^ "TNA Changes iMPACT! Taping To Mondays". TNA Wrestling News. 2006-03-21. Retrieved 2007-01-01.
  11. ^ "No Surrender Note, iMPACT!/ITunes, & More". TNA Wrestling News. 2006-07-03. Retrieved 2007-01-01.
  12. ^ "NWA TNA Impact Ratings". Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  13. ^ "Ratings". WrestlingAlert. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
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