Impact Viewership update with key metrics, Total Bellas viewership, seven year TNA veteran announces departure

-The Sept. 28 episode of Impact Wrestling with the “Victory Road” theme on Pop TV drew 264,000 viewers in live and same-night-DVR viewership. That is down from 277,000 last week, but above the prior two weeks (239,000 and 227,000), and below the ten-week rolling average headed into this week of 273,700. Impact ended up with a September average viewership of 251,000, well below the 2017 average headed into the month of 299,000. The average in September 2016 was 361,000.

-Robbie E announced on Twitter yesterday that he is done with Impact. “Thank you @impactwrestling for the last 7 plus years that have changed my life forever and I’ll always appreciate… on to the next…” He hadn’t been on Impact TV in a while, but was a steady character on the show for years including teaming with Jesse Godderz.

Thank you @impactwrestling for the last 7 plus years that have changed my life forever and I'll always appreciate… on to the next… pic.twitter.com/nQKow4UgSK

— Robbie E (@RobbieEImpact) September 29, 2017

-Total Divas drew 560,000 viewers on E! this past Wednesday, down from 575,000 the week before. The average rating through four episodes if 591,000. It drew 680,000 on week one and it’s hovered in the 550,000-575,000 range since.