By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor

The "Turning Point" edition of TNA Impact last Thursday, November 21 followed the recent ratings pattern of peaking in Q1 following the "Cops" lead-in on Spike TV, then declining the rest of the show.

Impact officially scored a 0.96 rating off a first hour 1.02 rating and second hour 0.89 rating.

Impact peaked in Q1 with a 1.12 rating, dipped throughout the first hour following Dixie Carter's show-opening promo, bumped to a 1.02 rating in Q5 at the top of the hour, and finished with a 0.90 rating in Q8.

First Hour Break Down

Q1: Impact opened with a 1.12 rating for Dixie Carter's opening promo, interruption from James Storm, and ring introductions for the opening match.

Q2: Impact began its decline with a 1.03 rating for Samoa Joe vs. Magnus in a TNA Title tournament match, plus one-and-a-half commercials.

Q3: Impact dipped to a 1.00 rating for the Joseph Park/Abyss skit and Bad Influence's involvement, plus one-and-a-half commercials.

Q4: Impact fell to a 0.93 rating for Gail Kim's latest Open Challenge, plus two full commercials dragging down the rating.

Q5: Impact got a top-of-the-hour bump to a 1.02 rating for James Storm vs. Bobby Roode in a TNA Title tournament match, plus half of a commercial.

Q6: Impact dropped to a 0.82 rating (20 percent decline) for fall-out from Storm vs. Roode, video segments and backstage promos, and one-and-a-half commercials.

Q7: Impact was essentially the same with a 0.83 rating for Ethan Carter III vs. Shark Boy, one commercial, backstage activity, and main event ring introductions.

Q8: Impact increased to a below-average 0.90 rating for Mr. Anderson vs. Bully Ray in the high-stakes main event with Aces & Eights's future on the line, one mid-match commercial, and post-match activity.

Caldwell's Analysis: One-and-a-half-years of Aces & Eights taking up TV time and being central heels of the program draws a 0.9 rating for the (presumed) blow-off. That sums up what was presented as the (presumed) end of the group after they dwindled from about 15 guys to half of that to half of that.

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