The Ratings Are In...

The overnight ratings are in, and as follows:

Monday Night Raw did a 3.4 rating, with hours of 3.25 and 3.5. This clocks in at just a tick under 5.1 million viewers. The rating is down from last week's 3.7.

TNA iMPACT! garnered a whopping 0.98, rounded up to 1.0. They hauled in roughly 1.36 million viewers, and were down a hair from last week's 1.1 rating.

For all the hype, this has to be considered a disappointment for TNA. However, what it does show is that the core TNA audience is staying loyal to Impact, regardless of Wrestlemania build-up. What happens next week when their taped show goes up against the return of Stone Cold could be brutal, but then again, the January 4 show didn't do so badly and that was against the return of Bret Friggin Hart. WWE also has to be concerned at the sharp dropoff from last week as they push toward their biggest payday of the year. I'd say it's disappointing for both shows to have lost viewers from last week.