IMPACT Wrestling viewership rises again and provides a lead-in for NJPW's return to AXS.
According to Wrestlenomics, IMPACT Wrestling drew 126,000 viewers on Thursday, January 20. This number is up from last week, which drew 111,000 viewers.
Last night on AXS TV:
— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) January 21, 2022
Impact Wrestling @ 8-10pm:
126,000 viewers
P18-49: 0.03 (37,000)
New Japan returns to AXS @ 10-11pm:
(rerun of Omega-Jericho from WK12 in 2018):
88,000 viewers
P18-49: 0.03 (37,000)
-- Full breakdown across demos: https://t.co/W4BJtZZ9jg pic.twitter.com/sbIc7epO4I
The show posted a 0.03 rating (38,000 viewers) in the 18 to 49 demographic, equal exactly to last week's key viewership information.
This was, again, IMPACT's highest total viewership since November 18.
IMPACT ranked #144 in P18-49 among cable originals for the day, according to Showbuzz Daily.
Comparatively, NJPW, which returned to AXS with a replaying of Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega's match from Wrestle Kingdom 12 was watched by 88,000 people and nearly equaled IMPACT in the key demo with 37,000 viewers.
IMPACT didn't upload any highlight videos to YouTube. IMPACT Wrestling encourages fans to subscribe to their IMPACT Insiders subscription service on YouTube where you can see the full episode on the platform.
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