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TNA RATINGS NOTE, MARCH IMPACT TAPINGS LOCATION, DESTINATION AMERICA AND MORE TNA NEWS

Backstage at the TNA Impact Wrestling/Lockdown taping last night in New York City, there were some upset about the audience number that was reported here on PWInsider.com and elsewhere (263,000 viewers, although I was told that a 359,000 viewership number is also floating around). One top TNA executive told me that the number is wrong and is actually the demographics number. They also stated that Destination America would be issuing a press release for the rating this week, possibly as soon as Monday. So, we will see.

Destination America will be doing heavy promotion for this Friday's Impact Wrestling debut in their regular timeslot, which is being considered the "official" debut by the Network. I was told last night there will be a half-page ad in USA Today soon as well as heavy promotion for the 1/16 broadcast on all the Discovery networks starting this weekend.

Although she did not appear on camera, TNA President Dixie Carter was in attendance last night, watching the show from one of the balconies of the Manhattan Center.

The March TV tapings are currently slated for Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. There was talk last night that if they can get dates there, the company will tape at Universal in April and May as well.

There was a lot of material filmed backstage and even in the streets of New York over the last few days. I heard talk of a "Street fight" having been filmed in NYC but don't know who might have been involved.

There were no major injuries coming out of the Impact tapings this week, but a lot of guys were banged up and bruised from the tapings. Even Jeremy Borash, who was physically involved in several segments for the next few episodes, was said to be hurting.

Scheduled for this Friday's Impact Wrestling:

TNA is now taped through the 2/6 broadcast, which will feature the 2015 Lockdown event.

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