TV News: Weekend TV Ratings
TV Rating Analysis
Formula 1: With the 2022 F1 championship decided, F1 saw a slight decrease in ratings for the Abu Dhabi GP where Max Verstappen won his record 15th race of the season.
Audience peaked at 1.3 million in the race’s last quarter-hour. Austin, TX, was the highest-rated local market at 1.3.
The number of 18-49 year old viewers was still a healthy 43%, by far the best in motorsports all year long.
TV Rating Data (Last Weekend)
| Network | Event | Location | Total Viewers | 18-49 Viewers | Ratio: 18-49 Yr Old/ Total Viewers |
2022 Rating | 2021 Rating | Rating % Chg. | 2021 Network | 2021 Viewers | 2021 18-49 Viewers | Viewers % Chg |
| ESPN2 | F1 Race L | Abu Dhabi | 930,000 | 400,000 | 43% | 0.51 | 0.55 | -7.27% | ESPN2 | 963,000 | 449,000 | -3.43% |
TV Rating Data (Previous Weekend)
| Network | Event | Location | Total Viewers | 18-49 Viewers | Ratio: 18-49 Yr Old/Total Viewers | 2022 Rating | 2021 Rating | Rating % Chg. | 2021 Network | 2021 Viewers | 2021 18-49 Viewers | Viewers % Chg |
| ABC | F1 Race L | Sao Paulo Brazil | 1,401,000 | 477,000 | 34% | 0.74 | 0.44 | +68.18% | ESPN2 | 839,000 | 359,000 | +74.78% |
| FS1 | NHRA Finals | Pomona | 223,000 | 68,000 | 30.5% | 0.17 | 0.30 | -43.3% | FS1 | 437,000 | 106,000 | -49.0% |