By Jason Powell

The following are the quarter-hour ratings for Thursday's TNA Impact Wrestling television show.

Q1: 0.92 rating - Bobby Roode promo, Rob Van Dam, Mr. Anderson, and Jeff Hardy attack Roode, Hulk Hogan out to set up the main event, Bully Ray backstage promo

Q2: 0.96 rating - Gail Kim backstage promo, Velvet Sky vs.Brooke Tessmacher with Gail Kim post-match attack, James Storm video, two commercial breaks

Q3: 1.04 rating - Jeff Hardy backstage, Bully Ray attacks Matt Morgan prior to his "match' with Crimson, Morgan stretchered out as Bully Ray watches, Crimson promo, RVD video package

Q4: 1.14 rating - Austin Aries vs. Zema Ion, Christopher Daniels and Kazarian backstage, two commercial breaks

Q5: 1.25 rating - RVD talks backstage, A.J. Styles, Daniels, and Kazarian video package, Daniels and Kazarian reveal the Styles and Dixie Carter photos with Styles in the ring with them

Q6: 1.26 rating - Devon vs. Robbie E, James Storm video, Joseph Park backstage, Devon backstage promo, Abyss video package, Joseph Park in-ring promo

Q7: 1.20 rating - Park promo continues with Bully Ray out, Mr. Anderson backstage promo, Kurt Angle discusses his pay-per-view match, announcers talk Sacrifice, RVD video package

Q8: 1.10 rating - Bobby Roode vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Mr. Anderson

Powell's POV: The only major negative is that the main event failed to keep viewers. The seventh quarter-hour didn't have a lot to offer and the eighth quarter had a commercial break, which may have been a factor. TNA has to be hoping that the second hour ratings show that interest grew until that final hour and that it's not a case of that being a better hour for viewership given that the show is moving to an earlier time slot in a couple weeks.

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