TV News: Weekend USA TV Ratings

Rating Highlights:

  • NASCAR a took hit in KANSAS, with the Cup race down 11.7% from last year and the truck race down 9.8%, both on FS1
  • The GMR Grand Prix NTT IndyCar race on the Indianapolis Road Course was down 6.2% on NBC
  • The NHRA finals from Richmond were down 6.2% from the same weekend last year in Charlotte.
  • In all cases, the ratio of 18-49 viewers to total viewers was poor compared to what F1 routinely gets. F1 has captured the all-important 18-49 year old viewers while NASCAR, IndyCar and NHRA have a fan base that is aging out.

Weekend TV Ratings

Network Event Location Total Viewers 18-49 Viewers 2022 TV Rating 2021 TV Rating %Chg
FS1 NASCAR Cup Race L Kansas 2,337,000 371,000 1.43 1.62 -11.7%
NBC IndyCar GR GP L Indianapolis 998,000 232,000 0.60 0.64 -6.2%
FS1 NHRA Finals Richmond 763,000 146,000 0.45 *0.48 -6.2%
FS1 NASCAR Truck Race L Kansas 660,000 114,000 0.37 0.41 -9.8%
FS1 ARCA Race L Kansas 440,000 53,000 0.26 0.20 +30.0%

*At Charlotte on same weekend in 2021