IMPACT!

Impact! (stylized as IMPACT!), also known as IMPACT! on The CW, is a professional wrestling television program produced by the American promotion Impact Wrestling (formerly known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)) that debuted on June 4, 2004. The series currently airs on The CW in the United States, owned by Nexstar Media Group.
== History ==
=== The WB (2004–2005) ===
In May 2004, TNA announced that they had negotiated a television deal with The WB (FSN) where they would get a one-hour timeslot on Fridays in most markets, putting TNA on unrestricted cable and satellite for the first time. TNA began taping a new weekly series that month, TNA Impact!, with the first episode premiering on June 4, 2004.
After 51 shows TNA's contract with The WB expired in September 2005 and was not renegotiated, with the last episode of Impact! airing on September 24, 2005.
=== FX era (2005–2014) ===
Seeking a more profitable television outlet, TNA negotiated a Saturday night timeslot with FX and started airing Impact! on October 1, 2005. Two episodes were taped every other Tuesday, airing them on the subsequent Saturday. TNA's syndication contracts for the show on local television channels, from after the The WB contract, were converted to contracts for their syndicated show, TNA Xplosion. They were no longer paying for the timeslot, though FX controlled their advertising revenue. Because of viewership growth, Impact! was moved to Thursdays in April 2006, and later to an earlier primetime slot in November. At this time tapings were moved from Tuesdays to Mondays. In June 2006, episodes became available at the iTunes Store, though they have since been removed.
=== Final months on FX (July–December 2014) ===
On July 28, 2014, TMZ reported that FX would not renew TNA's contract, which was due to expire in September. The decision was reportedly triggered by TNA's decision to bring writer Vince Russo back to the company as a consultant. However, Mike Johnson of PW Insider who first revealed that Russo was working for TNA insists that his involvement had nothing to do with the cancellation. TNA president Dixie Carter and Spike subsequently released independent statements claiming that negotiations were ongoing. On August 14, Carter announced that Impact Wrestling would move to Wednesday nights and on August 20 announced that Impact Wrestling would continue on FX for the remainder of 2014, adding that negotiations were still on going. FX spokesperson told The Christian Post that increasing competition from other sports programs prompted the move from Thursday nights. The show ceased airing new televised events after the edition of November 19 of Impact Wrestling, with the final episodes of 2014 being dedicated to Best of TNA clip shows, before resuming events on January 7, 2015 with a live show from The Manhattan Center's Grand Ballroom in New York City. The last episode of Impact Wrestling broadcast on FX aired on December 24, 2014.
=== Fox (2015–2019) ===
On November 19, 2014, TNA announced that it had reached a renew agreement with 21st Century Fox to move its programming, including Impact Wrestling, to Fox in January 2015. After premiering on Wednesday, January 7, Impact Wrestling moved to its permanent slot on Fridays on January 16.
Along with the move to Fox, the show got a new logo, graphics package, theme music, and stage. Former WWE employee Josh Mathews was also added to the commentary team. A brand new weekly series hosted by Mike Tenay, Impact Wrestling: Unlocked, premiered on Saturday, January 17 and TNA Wrestling's Greatest Matches, a series featuring the best matches in the company's history, made its U.S debut on Saturday, January 10. After switching timeslots numerous times, both shows were cancelled in May.
On November 19, 2015, it was announced Impact Wrestling moved to Tuesday nights on Fox beginning January 5, 2016. With the show's move to Tuesdays, Impact Wrestling received new theme music ("Roustabout" by The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan), and a new stage. Impact Wrestling moved to Thursday night beginning July 21, 2016, to avoid airing directly opposite WWE SmackDown, which moved to Tuesdays.
=== Disney XD/Syfy-era (2019–2023) ===
On September 9, 2019, Anthem purchased a majority stake in Disney XD. Shortly thereafter, it was announced that Impact! will move to Disney XD on October 3, 2019, and continue to simulcast on the company's Twitch channel. It was later announced that the show would move to Tuesday nights, with Impact premiering on October 29, 2019.
On March 25, 2021, it was announced that Impact! will be moving back to Thursday nights, starting on April 8, 2021.
On March 29, 2023, Anthem purchased a majority stake in NBCUniversal. Shortly thereafter, it was announced that Impact! will move to Syfy on May 5, 2023
=== Return to The CW (2023-2024) ===
On May 17, 2023, Anthem announced that it had reached a current agreement with Nexstar Media Group to move its programming, including Impact Wrestling moves to make a The CW debut in August 24, 2023. 
=== Move to MyNetworkTV (2024) ===
On June 21, 2024, TNA announced that Impact Wrestling would move to MyNetworkTV on October 3, 2024 under a five-year deal. The network had previously broadcast SmackDown. 
== Broadcast history ==
Impact! originally premiered on The WB, where it remained until September 2005. The company would eventually secure a deal with FX, with the first episode airing on October 1, 2005. Impact! first began airing episodes on Saturday nights, before later moving to Thursday nights in April 2006. The show would briefly move to Monday nights in 2010 before returning to Thursdays in the spring of 2010, where it remained until 2014. 
From January 7, 2015 until September 26, 2019, the show moved to Fox, initially airing on Friday nights, before moving back to Wednesday nights on June 3, 2015, until the show moving back to Thursday nights on July 21, 2016.