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WWE RAW Obliterates TNA iMPACT! in Ratings For HBK Retirement

WWE RAW annihilated its TNA iMPACT! competition Monday, riding its post-WrestleMania momentum and Shawn Michaels retirement ceremony to a strong adults 18-49 rating.

Though the show only came in at a 3.7 in cable households, its demos were quite strong–a 2.15 average, off hours of 2.0 and 2.3. The 133-minute show averaged 5.5 million viewers, off hours of 5.2 million and 5.8 million.

TNA iMPACT!, meanwhile, dropped to a 0.6 cable rating. The show never moved above a .64 quarter hour and bottomed as low as .46 for the third quarter, which featured the Pope-Chelsea segment, the Samoa Joe video, a commercial and Orlando Jordan.

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