TNA World Champion Mike Santana Touts Viewership On AMC and Locker Room

TNA debuted on their new home in the United States – AMC Network – for the flagship Thursday Night iMPACT! show back on January 15th. The show airs at 9-11pm ET every Thursday Night on AMC and streaming on both TNA + and AMC + apps.

While speaking with Denise Salcedo on a recent episode of Busted Open After Dark, TNA World Heavyweight Champion Mike Santana, he shared his thoughts on the AMC network and the growth they’ve shown so far.

“I think it’s been going great, like the numbers have been going up and they’ve been consistent, so that’s always a good thing, right? And I think everyone has maintained that mindset of we want to do everything that we can to continue elevating the brand and elevating the show. And I think the beauty of our locker room is that everyone has that. Everyone is focused, everyone has their own personal goals. Everyone has their own personal agendas. That’s the nature of it, right? But overall, everyone is doing what they need to do for the betterment of the brand.”

While he admitted that things are going great in TNA in the AMC era, he feels that there’s more scope for growth. He believes that TNA is primed to rise and grow with the momentum it has gained since moving to AMC.

“Not everything is perfect. There’s going to be holes and things. But for where we’re at right now and what we’re doing and the consistency that we’re seeing with the numbers, I think we’re in a good space, and it’s up to us to continue that.”

Mike Santana defeated Frankie Kazarian on the debut of TNA on AMC to close out the January 15th premiere episode to become a two-time TNA World Champion. Santana has held the title ever since, including a successful defense this past Saturday Night against Eddi Edwards at the Rebellion PPV. After beating Eddie, Mike will be on tonights episode of Thursday Night iMPACT! to address everybody else who’s coming after him.

TNA is settling into the network at an average viewership of around 250,000 each week on the network, and a 0.05 in the main 18-49 demographic.

You can keep track of TNA viewership here.

(H/T Nishant Jayaram of Wrestling Inc for transcription.)