The ratings breakdown for the Monday Night War 2010 debut, and it was a rout for Raw.
WWE Monday Night Raw did a 3.42 rating off hours of 3.26 and 3.56.
TNA Monday Impact did a .99 rating off hours of 1.01 and .96
Here is a breakdown of the quarter hour trends:
Impact opened with a .99 for the Hulk Hogan vs. Abyss vs. Ric Flair & AJ Styles match.
RAW’s lowest segment was their second quarter hour which did a 3.15 (and the fourth quarter hour which also did a 3.15). The second quarter hour featured the Divas match and Criss Angel backstage.
RAW’s fourth quarter hour segment, which also did a 3.15 rating, featured Randy Orton vs. Legacy handicap tag match.
Impact’s fourth and fifth quarter hours were their highest rated with each doing a 1.07. The fourth quarter hour segment featured Sting vs. RVD and the proceeding Sting/Hogan confrontation while the fifth quarter hour segment featured the Beautiful People’s win and celebration as well as the Nash/Hall/Waltman segment.
RAW’s sixth quarter hour did a 3.56 rating. The segment featured the end of Triple H and Sheamus’s confrontation, Santino backstage, and the very beginning of the Money in the Bank qualifying match.
Impact’s sixth quarter hour declined slightly from the 1.07 the previous segment drew.
RAW peaked with a 3.60 for their eighth quarter hour, featuring plugs for Steve Austin on RAW next week as well as the start of Vince McMahon vs. John Cena.
Impact’s rating saw a huge drop for the eighth quarter hour, falling from a roughly 1.05 all the way down to a .76. The segment featured Hulk Hogan backstage segments and the start of Hogan & Abyss vs. Flair & Styles.
RAW’s overrun did a 3.98 rating for the conclusion of McMahon vs. Cena and Batista’s involvement.
Impact’s overrun did a 1.01 rating for the conclusion of Hogan & Abyss vs. Flair & AJ Styles. One positive for TNA is that Impact’s rating did go up from a .76 in the eighth quarter hour to a 1.01 for the overrun.
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