The Fight Network Brings TNA Impact Wrestling Back to Canada

The Fight Network just issued the following.
Fight Network Signs Exclusive Multi-Year TV Deal with TNA Wrestling; to Air IMPACT WRESTLING, Xplosion, Greatest Matches in Canada

TORONTO (Mar. 30, 2015) – Fight Network, the world’s premier 24/7 television channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, today announced a multi-year deal with TNA Wrestling to broadcast exclusive shows and series across Canada.

Beginning next Friday, April 3, Fight Network will premiere TNA’s two-hour flagship weekly program IMPACT WRESTLING every Friday night at 9 p.m. ET. The roster features such greats as Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, Lashley, Bobby Roode, MVP, EC3, James Storm, the high flying X Division, Gail Kim and the lovely and lethal Knockouts, and many more.

Premiering on Saturday nights at 11 p.m. ET, TNA Xplosion features explosive exclusive matches, a look back at historical matches, as well as pop culture roundtable discussions, plus recaps of IMPACT WRESTLING.

TNA Wrestling’s Greatest Matches, premiering Fridays at 8 p.m. ET leading into IMPACT WRESTLING, is a series looking back at the greatest feuds, match types and highlights from the careers of individual wrestlers from the past and present TNA Wrestling roster.

“TNA has been a staple and innovator in the professional wrestling business for the past decade, providing countless memorable matches and moments, while spawning the careers of new stars and showcasing all-time greats in the industry,” said Chad Midgley, VP of Content at Fight Network. “We’re excited to become the official exclusive Canadian broadcast partner. In addition to airing the popular IMPACT WRESTLING weekly show, we’ll be reliving some of the organization’s unforgettable history on the Greatest Matches series.”

“We can’t wait to be back in living rooms across Canada starting this Friday. Our fans across Canada have been vocal and incredibly patient as we worked to find a fantastic broadcast partner for IMPACT WRESTLING,” said Dixie Carter, president of TNA Wrestling. “The good news is Fight Network has picked up other TNA programming like Xplosion and Greatest Matches, so fans in Canada will now have more access than ever to the best pro wrestling entertainment in the world, including TNA Superstars and Canada’s own Bobby Roode, Gail Kim and Eric Young.”

For a full listing of Fight Network’s broadcast schedule, please visit tv.fightnetwork.com, follow us on Twitter @fightnet, become a fan on Facebook and visit us on Instagram @fightnet

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TNA Gives Destination America Its Best January Ever

Discovery Issued This Today

DESTINATION AMERICA SCORES BIG WITH FIRST MONTH OF PREMIERES FOR IMPACT WRESTLING

More than four million viewers tune in during first four weeks of premieres

(Silver Spring, MD) - Destination America recorded its best January ever in Prime HH delivery with premieres of Impact Wrestling.  The all-new season kicked off on Wednesday, January 7th, with Impact Wrestling LIVE, ranking as Destination America’s best Wednesday evening in network history for delivery of M25-54.  The show also ranked as the 6th most social television program for the evening with #DestinationIMPACT reaching a collective 73M impressions on Twitter.

Premieres of Impact Wrestling settled into their regular Destination America timeslot on Fridays beginning Friday, January 16^th.  For the month of January, Impact Wrestling ranked as the #9 series in ad-supported cable for delivery of M25-54 on Friday nights.   On Friday, January 23^rd, the network garnered its highest rated and most watched Friday evening in network history for delivery of P25-54 and M25-54, ranking as the #3 sports telecast in cable (behind only NBA Basketball and the X Games on ESPN) and out-delivering networks including A&E, NGC, ESPN2, TNT and FXX among M25-54.

Throughout January, Impact Wrestling posted record-breaking numbers, delivering an average of 276K viewers among P25-54.

Continuing to build momentum, Destination America’s Impact Wrestling recorded its best premiere to date on Friday February 6^th delivering an average of 345k P25-54, while earning a 0.85 rating among M25-54.  Since premiering on the network in January 2015, 4.2M unique viewers have watched Impact Wrestling on Destination America.

 

Source: Nielsen. NPower. NHI Calendar. Live+3D. P/M25-54 Ratings and Delivery.

Source: Nielsen. NPower. 1/7/2015 – 2/8/15. Live+3D. Destination America. All Telecasts (54). Reach/Cume. 6 min Qual. Impact Wrestling. Impact Wrestling LIVE. Impact Wrestling: Rewind. TNA Wrestling’s Greatest. Impact Wrestling Unlocked.

 

About Destination America

Destination America is the only network to celebrate the people, places, and stories of the United States. The inclusive network targeting Adults 25-54 is available in nearly 60 million homes, emblazoning television screens with the grit and tenacity, honesty and work ethic, humor and adventurousness that characterize our nation. Destination America features travel, food, adventure, home, and natural history, with original series like BBQ Pitmasters; A Haunting; Mountain Monsters; Buying Alaska; Buying the Bayou; and Railroad Alaska. For more information, please visit DestinationAmerica.com,facebook.com/DestinationAmerica, or twitter.com/DestAmerica. Destination America is part of Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK), the world’s #1 pay-tv programmer reaching nearly 3 billion cumulative subscribers in 220 countries and territories.

Schedule of TNA Programming on Destination America This Weekend

Here is the weekend schedule for TNA programming on Destination Maerica…
* Friday at 1PM ET – Best of TNA Knockouts
* Friday at 2PM ET – The Best of Sting (Replay)
* Friday at 3PM ET – The Best of Kurt Angle – Part One (Replay)
* Friday at 4PM ET – The Best of Kurt Angle – Part Two (Replay)
* Friday at 7PM ET – TNA Impact Unlocked (Replay)
* Friday at 9PM ET – TNA Impact
* Saturday at 10AM ET – TNA Impact Unlocked
* Saturday at 12PM ET – The Best of Samoa Joe

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TNA Weekend Schedule on Destination America

Here is this weekend’s schedule of TNA shows on Destination America…
Friday January 16th – 9 AM – Best of Rob Van Dam
* Slammiversary 2010: Rob Van Dam vs. Sting
* No Surrender 2010: Rob Van Dam vs. Abyss vs. Mr. Anderson.
* Hardcore Justice 2010: Sabu vs. Rob Van Dam
10 AM: Best of Mr. Anderson
* Victory Road 2011: Rob Van Dam vs. Mr. Anderson.
* Genesis 2011: Mr. Anderson vs. Jeff Hardy.
* Genesis 2011: Matt Morgan vs. Mr. Anderson
12 PM: Best of Jeff Hardy
* Sacrifice 2010: Jeff Hardy vs. Mr. Anderson.
* Final Resolution 2010: Matt Morgan vs. Jeff Hardy.
* Bound for Glory 2010: Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Mr. Anderson
11 AM – Countdown to Best All-Time TNA Moment Part One
12 PM – Countdown to Best All-Time TNA Moment Part Two
3 PM – Best of 2014 Part One
5 PM – Best of 2014 Part Two
7 PM – Replay of last week’s Impact
9 PM: TNA Impact Wrestling
* The Wolves vs. The Hardy Boys
* Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle
* Eric Young vs. Bobby Roode
* The Beautiful People vs. Taryn Terrell & Brooke Tessmacher
* X-Division Title Match: Austin Aries © vs. Low Ki
Saturday 10 AM – Impact Wrestling Unlocked

Full Schdule For TNA on Destination America

TNA issued the following press release today:
DESTINATION AMERICA RINGS IN 2015 WITH BRAND-NEW KNOCKOUT PREMIERES OF IMPACT WRESTLING
(Pasadena, Cal.) – Destination America is bracing for impact and entering the ring in 2015 as the new home for TNA's (Total Nonstop Action) IMPACT WRESTLING. As announced in November, Discovery Communications and TNA Entertainment signed an exclusive broadcast deal to bring all-new U.S premieres of IMPACT WRESTLING to Destination America, the only network dedicated to all-American entertainment, celebrating the people, places and stories of the United States. IMPACT WRESTLING will follow the intense, epic matches between the world's most-gifted and entertaining wrestlers including Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, Bobby Roode and Mr. Anderson. Bringing non-stop action and explosive entertainment to its millions of voracious fans, IMPACT WRESTLING premieres on Destination America on Friday, January 16th at 9PM ET.
"We are giving our viewers what they crave with a combination of action-packed entertainment and weekly rope operas featuring classic American characters, true underdogs fighting to achieve their dream of being the top contender in the ring." said Marc Etkind, general manager of Destination America. "IMPACT WRESTLING goes beyond the action weaving together gritty story lines featuring heroes and villains and good versus evil showcasing these iconic American athletes battling it out to be the best."
"We are starting the New Year with a bang on our new home, Destination America," said TNA President Dixie Carter. "Everyone on the Destination America team is incredibly enthusiastic of our partnership and is doing a remarkable job of using the entire Discovery family of platforms to promote IMPACT WRESTLING and our two other new programs, IMPACT WRESTLING: UNLOCKED and TNA WRESTLING'S GREATEST MATCHES. Marc and his team clearly understand the unyielding appetite for captivating characters, compelling stories and quality in-ring action, and that is exactly what TNA and IMPACT WRESTLING will deliver week in and week out."
Destination America will offer wrestling fans from coast to coast and all across America brand-new weekly premieres of IMPACT WRESTLING beginning in its regular time slot on the network on Friday nights from 9-11 PM ET starting January 16, immediately followed by an encore from 11 PM-1 AM ET. After each week's premiere, Destination America will also debut the new series IMPACT WRESTLING: UNLOCKED airing on Saturdays from 10 AM-12 PM ET beginning January 17, offering a never-before-seen viewing experience to the fans featuring extra content and incredible behind the scenes footage from the previous week's IMPACT WRESTLING.
Destination America also will launch the U.S. premiere of TNA Wrestling's Greatest Matches, debutingwith a three-episode mini-marathon on Saturday, January 10 beginning at 10 AM ET, presenting the most remarkable and memorable contests of TNA's Superstars. TNA WRESTLING'S GREATEST MATCHES will continue to premiere in its regular time slot starting January 17 on Saturdays at 12PM.
January Premiere Schedule of TNA Wrestling includes:
Saturday, January 10
10 AM ET: TNA Wrestling's Greatest Matches: Best of Sting
11 AM ET: TNA Wrestling's Greatest Matches: Best of Kurt Angle
12 PM ET: TNA Wrestling's Greatest Matches: Best of Kurt Angle Part 2
Friday, January 16
9 AM ET: TNA Wrestling's Greatest Matches: Best of Rob Van Dam
10 AM ET: TNA Wrestling's Greatest Matches: Best of Mr. Anderson
9 PM ET: IMPACT Wrestling
Saturday, January 17
10AM ET: IMPACT Wrestling: Unlocked
12 PM ET: TNA Wrestling's Greatest Matches: Best of Jeff Hardy
Friday, January 23
1 PM ET: TNA Wrestling's Greatest Matches: Best of The Knockouts
9 PM ET: IMPACT Wrestling
Saturday, January 24
10AM ET: IMPACT Wrestling: Unlocked
12 PM ET: TNA Wrestling's Greatest Matches: Best of Samoa Joe
Friday, January 30
9 PM ET: IMPACT Wrestling
Saturday, January 31
10AM ET: IMPACT Wrestling: Unlocked
12 PM ET: TNA Wrestling's Greatest Matches: Best of Bully Ray

Destination America Adds Another TNA Show To Its Lineup

TNA issued the following press release:

DESTINATION AMERICA EXPANDS WEEKEND WRESTLING LINEUP WITH
ADDITION OF TNA WRESTLING'S GREATEST MATCHES

(Silver Spring, Md.) – Destination America today announced it is adding TNA WRESTLING'S GREATEST MATCHES to its weekend lineup of wrestling programming. An hour-long show, GREATEST MATCHES presents the most remarkable and unforgettable contests of iconic TNA superstars such as Kurt Angle, Sting, Jeff Hardy, Mr. Anderson, Samoa Joe and AJ Styles. TNA Wrestling's Greatest Matches debuts with a three episode mini-marathon on Saturday, January 10 beginning at 10 AM ET followed by two new additionalpremieres on Friday January 16at 9AM. TNA WRESTLING'S GREATEST MATCHES will continue to premiere in its regular time slot starting January 17 on Saturdays at 12PM.

"We joined forces with TNA because of their rich history with wrestling and have compiled an incredible anthology of TNA WRESTLING'S GREATEST MATCHES to share with our audience," said Marc Etkind, general manager of Destination America. "We're bringing fans and viewers together as we celebrate the wildest, the most intense, and the most jaw-dropping moments in the careers of some of the best professional wrestlers in the world with TNA WRESTLING'S GREATEST MATCHES."

"The legacy of TNA is best celebrated by looking at the amazing moments created by our iconic wrestlers in their finest matches," said TNA president Dixie Carter. "It's why we are so thrilled to bring TNA WRESTLING'S GREATEST MATCHES to the ever-growing lineup on Destination America, the new home for fans looking for professional wrestling at its best."

With a special LIVE broadcast, IMPACT WRESTLING debuts on Destination America on Wednesday, January 7 from 9-11 PM ET, televised from New York City's legendary Manhattan Center. IMPACT WRESTLING moves to its regular time slot on Fridays from 9-11 PM ET beginning January 16 on Destination America. IMPACT WRESTLING: UNLOCKED, with announcer Mike Tenay, will kick off Saturday wrestling with premieres in its permanent (again, regular) time slot on Saturdays from 10 AM-12 PM ET followed by brand-new episodes of TNA WRESTLING'S GREATEST MATCHES at 12PM.

January Airings of TNA Wrestling's Greatest Matches include:
Saturday, January 10
10 AM ET: Best of Sting
11 AM ET: Best of Kurt Angle
12 PM ET: Best of Kurt Angle Part 2
Friday, January 16
9 AM ET: Best of Rob Van Dam
10 AM ET: Best of Mr. Anderson
Saturday, January 17 at 12 PM ET: Best of Jeff Hardy
Friday, January 23 at 1 PM ET: Best of The Knockouts
Saturday, January 24 at 12 PM ET: Best of Samoa Joe
Saturday, January 31 at 12 PM ET: Best of Bully Ray


Opinionated View- Now that is awesome to see. That is 3 shows love that Destination America is really getting behind TNA.

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