What Was That About Brooke Hogan Being A Waste Of Space?

[AzLunchbox]

I'll tell you why there was a ratings pop.

Last week I was at work, minding my own business, doing my thing, when suddenly they started talking about the wedding on the radio! Not a wrestling show or anything, but a regular radio show was talking about it! (And acting like it was real)

That is the first time I had EVER heard about "tna" or impact wrestling outside of the show and the internet. And i've been a follower of them since they got their first tv deal before spike.

They got the word out, they put their name in peoples mouths.

The reason for the ratings pop wasn't Brooke Hogan, It wasn't Hulk Hogan, It wasn't Bully Ray or Aces & 8s or anything like that.

It was one word......ADVERTISING!

I hope Impact wrestling learns from that.

[comrade_mario]

I liked the wedding angle and I'm still hoping this turns out to be Brooke & Bully Ray behind Aces & 8s, I actually see money in them as a heel pairing

[MrAnderson123]

This may cause some heat or whatnot but I don't care.
Brooke being in TNA isn't a bad thing.
People think she's ugly as fuck, but I think she's pretty tidy.
The name value is big, as the ratings show.
Her being head of the KNockouts isn't bad either when you think of it.
Seriously guys. Lighten up.

[waylon p]

Originally Posted by Revelations

It was still a waste of space. Most of it had to be edited due to some botching.

Wait. TNA isn't live anymore? Bummer.

The wedding was kinda crap, but I have seen worse. Chuck and Billy spring to mind. My biggest problem with the whole thing was that dreamer and spike did not get involved once the attack started, on either side. They just kinda slipped away. Pick a side, guys.

[Papa Pillman]

First let's address this piece of pure ignorant idiocy...

Originally Posted by Revelations

It was still a waste of space. Most of it had to be edited due to some botching.

That episode was LIVE buddy. Those TNA "editors" really can work on the fly.

Now to the real point here...

Originally Posted by Rayne

I don't think anyone's arguing that the show wouldn't be a draw (although I've said that I personally had no interest in it), but they're arguing that Brooke Hogan isn't the reason for it, which is completely correct. The only way Brooke Hogan could draw is if TNA had promised people she'd show nipple. Missed opportunities, alas.

Okay it only drew because it was a wedding that had been pre-hyped. The talent involved or success of the segment had no bearing...

Originally Posted by prush80

But what are they going to do next, I watched because it was a wrestling wedding, most people were. No matter who is getting married in wrestling, i'll watch it blow up and get crazy. You can't do a wedding every week and I believe most people won't watch the "fallout." Taz and A&8s is not a big deal, not enough for people to watch next week.

They tuned in for the wedding, no one cares about the fallout...

Originally Posted by dudedudedude

It's a wedding in wrestling. It could be Perry Saturn and Mopie getting married and it would still pop a rating. HugetitsTrannyHogan had nothing to do with it.

Seems like a mini-consensus, huh?

And to drive it home, the "piece de resistance"...

Originally Posted by Mr Mikey Mike

It was a wrestling wedding, of course that segment was going to be the highest rated segment of the show. This has nothing to do with Brooke Hogan. Bully Ray could've had a wedding with any other knockout and the rating would have been the same as the one with Brooke. Hell, I think Eric Young's and Odb's wedding was probably the highest rated segment of that show. Will this weeks impact rating match last weeks? No.

Last week's Impact drew a 1.15 rating. The best since August. And "it was all because of a wedding".

The wedding itself drew a 1.34. That's a huge number for TNA. But it is to be expected since they hyped a wedding, and people will tune in for that this week, but won't care next week. right?

Sounds logical.
Let's Fast Forward to this latest follow-up episode...

Impact drew a 1.17.

Wait, you mean there was no big pre-hyped gauranteed to draw wedding segment, but the rating went UP?

But what about the segment that opened the second hour? You know the same segment time slot that featured Bully/Brooke this week? It had to drop because this angle and especially Brooke could never be a draw unless there's an overhyped wedding to support it, right?

That segment drew a 1.36.

Wait, you mean that this week's Brooke Hogan non-wedding segment drew a BIGGER number than the wedding drew?

Now please tell me all about how the angle sucks. Tell me how no one cares to see Brooke. Tell me how people only tuned in to see a wedding. Tell me how no one will care about the aftermath. Tell me about how the ratings will instantly fall back the next week.

I can't wait to hear it.

TNA produced a very successful segment last week. Like it or not Brooke was a major part of why the segment was successful. This angle has worked and people cared enough to tune back in to watch it continue to progress.

It obviously now goes beyond a "wedding".

Originally Posted by Mr Mikey Mike

Will this weeks impact rating match last weeks? No.

No, huh?

Actually Yes.

[Revelations]

Originally Posted by Papa Pillman

First let's address this piece of pure ignorant idiocy...

That episode was LIVE buddy. Those TNA "editors" really can work on the fly.

Yeah I know it's live. I meant that segment had to be edited for next weeks show hence they didn't show the terrible acting of Brooke Hogan or the wonderful insight she gave her father about her boob popping out.

[KJ]

The quarter-hour ratings are below:
Q1: 0.98 rating – Daniels and Kazarian’s “Braveheart” bit
Q2: 1.10 rating – Brutus Magnus vs. Devon, Joseph Park making his OFN Challenge.
Q3: 1.13 rating – Joseph Park vs. Robbie E., first part of Austin Aries vs. Chavo Guerrero
Q4: 1.06 rating – Second part of Aries vs. Chavo, Kurt Angle backstage segment
Q5: 1.38 rating – Sting, Hulk Hogan, Bully Ray, and Brooke Hogan’s in-ring segment
Q6: 1.25 rating – Dixie Carter’s announcement of Impact going on the road, Velvet Sky & James Storm vs. Tara & Jessie
Q7: 1.22 rating – Video packages and backstage segments
Q8: 1.17 rating – Kurt Angle vs. Mr. Anderson in the steel cage, post-match heel turns by Wes Brisco and Garett Bischoff

It would seem the Brooke/Ray/Hulk saga continues to be the point of interest in TNA for the company itself and the viewers. Brooke has grown into her role quite well if I do say so myself. She's certainly no Garret Bischoff in my eyes and worth the watch.

[George Steele's Barber]

As down as I am right now on TNA their ratings make me feel good about my initial reaction to Brooke's hiring. She can bring in casual fans. I thought she would do it with a nasty Stephanie heel-like character but instead she is doing it with soap opera crap and tela novela shit.

TNA fanz are real fanz, they never be puttin' up wit dat Vince fan boy bs. TNA is real wrestling!

Did the wedding and wedding follow up beat the Claire Lynch conclusion in the ratings?

[Papa Pillman]

With the consistent 1.35ish ratings that the Bully/Brooke segments have been drawing, TNA would be wise to try setting up a few shows that air those segments in the show's first hour(possibly even the initial quarter hour). The quarter hour breakdowns are clearly showing that fans still haven't really clinched onto the 8 o'clock hour yet, but the 9 o'clock hour has been drawing consistently strong.

The viewership trends show that if they could find a way to pull the first hour up to around a 1.12-1.15 average, than they would be easily pulling overall ratings solidly in the 1.2+ range.

Shifting these Brooke/Bully segments may be just what they need to do, people seem to be watching in respectable numbers during hour two either way. Maybe the focus should be to get more tuned into the oft-neglected first hour.