TNA Impact Moves to Sundays
Fans in the UK: Impact Wrestling celebrates record ratings with a move to Sunday nights at 9pm in the UK and Ireland on Challenge TV!
The broadcast - which features Hulk Hogan, Sting, Kurt Angle, Ric Flair, Rob Van Dam, AJ Styles, Mr. Anderson, the Knockouts and many other huge wrestling stars - will now air every Sunday night at the earlier time of 9pm starting on Sunday, August 28.
A repeat of the episode will then be shown every Tuesday at 10pm in Impact Wrestling's current slot.
The move to an earlier day in the week is due to fan feedback, with British and Irish fans using social media to request transmission closer to the US airing of Thursday nights.
It is also a recognition of the ratings Impact Wrestling has received since starting on Challenge in February. In the last six months, the programme has doubled its audience and become the most watched weekly wrestling show on British television of the last 10 years.
Companion show Xplosion recently moved to a prime time slot on Challenge and is broadcast every Wednesday night at 10pm. Impact Wrestling's monthly PPV events will also continue to go out on a Wednesday night at 10pm, with Xplosion moving to midnight on Tuesday on those weeks.
Challenge is part of Sky TV and can be found on Sky channel 125, Freeview channel 46 and Virgin Media channel 139.
Impact Wrestling's Executive Vice President, Andy Barton said: "We are thrilled with the ratings success we've been enjoying in the UK and were determined to reward the fans by giving them exactly what they've been asking for - Impact Wrestling earlier in the week."
"Sunday nights will never be the same again!"
Barbara Gibbon, Sky's Director of Production for Sky Entertainment Channels added: "We are delighted to be working in partnership with Impact Wrestling at this exciting time."
"British and Irish fans are among the most ardent and we are thrilled to be able to bring them all the latest action on Challenge."
Comments
i just like to say thank you for replying back to me, i am so happy that you are repeating no surrender at 1am i am so looking forward to watching and again on saturday at 9pm, i am so sorry about my ranting before please forgive me
donna berry 15 September 2011
hey everyone challenge has said that they are very very sorry about what happened and they are repeating no surrender again tonight at 1am and this saturday night at 9pm, it was a bad technical fault before
donna berry 15 September 2011
Will the repeat be the full PPV Including The enitre Austin aries Vs brian kendrick match and the Main even with Sting Vs Kurt Angle Vs Mr Anderson?
Sean Saez 15 September 2011
yep i sent an email to impact wrestling stating what happened and they replied back saying challenge said that they are sorry for what happened and yes it will be the full show with no hitches i'm watching no surrender at 1am and then i am watching it again this saturday night
donna berry 16 September 2011
Hi, i too missed the end of the wrestling, when i look at my tv menu for saturday night it does not say tna wrestling it says catchphrase???
Mark Hickman 16 September 2011
I checked the Sky tv guide and it is listed as being on tomorrow. But my virgin tv still shows quiz programmes. I just think that they havent updated the schedule listing, thats all....i hope
Alex Webb 17 September 2011
ok, that should be tonight instead of tomorrow, forgot its gone past midnight
Alex Webb 17 September 2011
ok thanks
Mark Hickman 17 September 2011
The show on sunday was great. I was glad to see abyss back at the end of the viewing. Yahoo now we should have some fun. Roodes title is coming to an end. Inpact is edge of the seat viewing. Fantastic
robert gordon 14 May 2012
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