Andrew’s Impact Wrestling YouTube Ratings & Analysis (3/29/2019)

A look at the YouTube performance for this week’s IMPACT!

As we all know, social media and other outlets have become a huge means of drawing in interaction and viewers for wrestling. Most people will point to television ratings like they did during the Monday Night Wars in the late 1990’s, however that can be skewed with so many various means of watching today that do not include cable television.

As you’ve become accustomed to this with WWE product, let’s continue the Impact YouTube! Here is this week’s IMPACT YouTube Report, compiled approximately 48 hours after IMPACT went off the air:

1. Allie Dies in Rosemary’s Arms! | IMPACT! Highlights Mar 29, 2019 – 197k
2. Gail Kim Comes Out of Retirement to Face Tessa Blanchard! | IMPACT! Highlights Mar 29, 2019 – 139k
3. Scarlett Bordeaux’s In-Ring Debut vs Glenn Gilbertti | IMPACT! Highlights Mar 29, 2019 – 126k
4. Top 5 Must-See Moments from IMPACT Wrestling: Against All Odds | IMPACT! Highlights Mar 29, 2019 – 106k
5. Killer Kross vs Brian Cage | IMPACT! Highlights Mar 29, 2019 – 99k

Overall Views:

• 2.1.2019 – 311,000
• 2.8.2019 –  293,000
• 2.15.2019 – 396,000
• 2.22.2019 – 368,000
• 3.1.2019 – 354,000
• 3.8.2019 – 439,000
• 3.15.2019 –  616,000
• 3.22.2019 – 642,000
• 3.29.2019 – 667,000

via GIPHY

Sometimes I can’t even really figure out why these numbers spike. Yes I understand the fact the Allie murder was distributed often and Scarlett was going to draw interest, but these have not been wonderful shows last few weeks. So I find it really funny that some of the weaker episodes are setting new viewership numbers, but really solid episodes catch fire slower.

Don’t get me wrong, being a fan of the product since 2006, I’m happy to see some momentum, but sheesh, I’d also like to see big numbers on an actually good episode. But there’s a saying about cake and eating it too right? And no, not the Eddie Izzard cake or death joke.

Now as has become tradition, the number 1 video! Bye Bye Bunny.