Initial report on Impact ratings for the Thursday night return show

Thursday night's episode of TNA Impact returning to their previous Thursday night timeslot scored a 0.9 rating and the average viewership over the course of two hours was 1.28 million viewers.

Impact was up more than one-tenth of a ratings point compared to the last Monday night show on March 3, which scored a 0.78 rating.

The last Thursday night episode, which was on March 4, averaged a 1.14 rating. TNA still has plenty of ground to make up in the Thursday night timeslot trying to rebuild the audience.

Looking at the average rating on Thursday nights in-between the January 4 test-run on Monday nights and the official move to Monday nights on March 8, Impact averaged a 1.22 rating in the previous Thursday night timeslot.

This week's Impact, with the 0.9 rating, is about 25 percent off the pace compared to the average of the first-run episodes on Thursday nights in 2010.

Check back on Monday for a more detailed TNA Impact ratings break down when we receive the official numbers and a quarter-hour ratings break down.