By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor

TNA Impact on Thursday, June 21 officially scored a 0.95 rating off a 0.90 first hour and 1.00 second hour rating. The second hour rating was tied with the second hour rating for the first live Impact on May 31, which produced a dismal 0.89 overall rating.

Impact peaked in the first two quarter-hours of the second hour (previous first hour) with 1.02 and 1.03 ratings. The show then slipped to a 0.97 rating for the final two quarter-hours of the show for the Knockouts Title match, final BFG Series match of the night, and A.J. Styles/Dixie Carter "scandal" reveal. The 0.97 ratings in Q7 and Q8 were the lowest during the summer run.

First Hour Break Down

Q1: Impact opened with a 0.90 rating for Austin Aries's "decision" on whether to accept a TNA World Title match, which also involved Hulk Hogan and Bobby Roode. There was also half of a commercial. This was slightly ahead of last week's Q1 rating of a 0.88. (Live Summer Q1 progression - 0.72, 0.81, 0.88, 0.90)

Q2: Impact dipped to a show-low 0.82 rating for Mr. Anderson vs. Daniels in a BFG Series match, Brooke Hogan talking to the Knockouts backstage, and one-and-a-half commercials. This was the lowest-rated Q2 during the summer run. (Live Summer Q2 progression - 0.85, 0.85, 0.91, 0.82)

Q3: Impact increased to a 0.94 rating for the entire Brooke/Knockouts segment, Kurt Angle's quick squash of Robbie E., one commercial, and Magnus vs. A.J. Styles. This was slightly below last week's Q3 rating. (Live Summer Q3 progression - 0.81, 0.92, 0.95, 0.94)

Q4: Impact increased slightly to a first-hour-high 0.95 rating for Taeler Hendrix's Gut Check match, Joseph Park and Bully Ray backstage, and two full commercial breaks. This was down from last week's Q4 rating. (Live Summer Q4 progression - 0.75, 0.95, 1.00, 0.95)

Second Hour Break Down

Q5: Impact increased to a 1.02 rating at the top of the hour for Samoa Joe vs. James Storm, one commercial, and more backstage segments. This was down 11 percent compared to the previous two week's Q5 ratings. (Live Summer Q5 progression - 0.97, 1.14, 1.15, 1.02)

Q6: Impact increased slightly to a show-high 1.03 rating for a Bully Ray promo, Ray vs. The Pope, more backstage segments, and one commercial. This was down from the previous two week's Q6 ratings. (Live Summer Q6 progression - 0.99, 1.07, 1.11, 1.03)

Q7: Impact dipped to a 0.97 rating for Miss Tessmacher vs. Mickie James, one commercial, and ring intros for the TV main event. This was the lowest-rated Q7 rating during the summer run. (Live Summer Q7 progression - 1.03, 1.00, 1.05, 0.97)

Q8: Impact remained at a 0.97 rating for the quick Jeff Hardy vs. RVD main event, one commercial, and A.J. Styles/Dixie Carter "scandal" reveal segment. This was also the lowest-rated Q8 rating of the summer run. (Live Summer Q8 progression - 1.01, 1.09, 1.11, 0.97)

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