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2019 IndyCar TV Viewers up thru Mid-Ohio

Through Mid-Ohio, NBC and NBCSN are averaging 1.268 million viewers for IndyCar so far this season, up 8.8% over 2018, but down 9.3% from 2017 and down 12.9% from 2016.

The 2019 number should uptick by the end of '19, with the final two races airing on NBC this year vs. NBCSN last year. See Table Below.

Venue 2016
Network		 2016
Rating		 2016
Viewers		 2017
Network		 2017
Rating		 2017
Viewers		 2018
Network		 2018
Rating		 2018
Viewers		 2019
Network		 2019
Rating		 2019
Viewers
St. Pete ABC 1 1,400K ABC 0.8 1,190K ABC 0.81 1,144K NBCSN 0.32 495K
Phoenix NBCSN 0.29 363K NBCSN 0.21 343K NBCSN 0.19 253K
Austin NBCSN 0.23 341K
Barber NBCSN 0.26 279K NBCSN 0.39 470K NBCSN 0.2 310K NBCSN 0.19 296K
Long Beach NBCSN 0.37 402K NBCSN 0.21 321K NBCSN 0.24 370K NBCSN 0.28 436K
Indy GP ABC 1 1,300K ABC 0.7 1KK ABC 0.55 780K NBC 0.71 1,066K
Indy 500 ABC 3.9 6,000K ABC 3.4 5,500K ABC 3.1 4,900K NBC 3.40 5,400K
Detroit 1 ABC 0.7 1KK ABC 0.6 847K ABC 0.55 751K NBC 0.55 761K
Detroit 2 ABC 0.6 918K ABC 0.9 1,400K ABC 0.63 936K NBC 0.71 1,091K
Texas NBCSN 0.3 388K NBCSN 0.35 561K NBCSN 0.21 336K NBCSN 0.24 366K
Elkhart Lake NBCSN 0.33 470K NBCSN 0.37 568K NBCSN 0.22 322K NBC 0.77 1,104K
Toronto CNBC 171K CNBC(L) 187K – –
Toronto NBCSN* 0.3 530K NBCSN* 0.32 489K NBCSN 0.29 458K NBCSN 0.33 502K
Iowa NBCSN 0.37 534K NBCSN 0.37 534K NBCSN 0.31 452K NBCSN 0.11 156K
Mid-Ohio NBCSN 0.55 811K NBCSN* 0.39 576K NBCSN* 0.39 644K NBC 0.47

Totals
14,566K

13,986K

11,656K

12,684K

Delayed Telecast*