: PWInsider reports that "one of the reasons" for the move absolutely has to with the additional competition on Thursdays, which is becoming a popular night for TV again.
It's a fair point; in addition to the NFL games on CBS, Thursdays will feature The Blacklist on NBC starting in February and FOX's anticipated Gracepoint starting in October, all of which are expected to draw from the same demographic as Impact relies on.
Just to give some idea of what Impact's move to Wednesdays is doing to Spike TV's schedule, it won't impact it much (no pun intended). Currently Spike TV airs a marathon of Cops on Wednesday night, which is a show that they've had the full rights to since 2013 and can be very flexible in terms of scheduling with. Cops was on TruTV for years before moving to Spike full-time last fall.
It's important to note that this doesn't mean that the move is a "burn-off" move, where a network moves a show into a traditionally dead timeslot in order to finish off a contractual commitment to air episodes. As previously reported, the move has to do in part with the extra competition that Thursday Night Football on CBS will bring, which would effect a renewed Impact Wrestling (aka after September) more than the current contract. Thursday Night Football doesn't begin on CBS until September 11th.
Opinionated View- Makes sense. My only issue is it effect me because of my kickboxing and you never know that could change. This move makes a lot of sense.
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