Final Weekend TV Ratings
| Net | Event | Location | Total Viewers |
18-49 Viewers |
2019 TV Rating |
2018 TV Rating |
% Chg. |
| FS1 | NASCAR Cup Race L | Pocono | 2,386,000 | 483,000 | 1.45 | 1.63 | -11.0% |
| NBC | IndyCar Race 2 L | Detroit | 1,091,000 | 257,000 | 0.71 | *0.63 | +12.7% |
| FS1 | NASCAR Xfinity Race L | Pocono | 786,000 | 131,000 | 0.54 | 0.56 | -3.6% |
| NBC | IndyCar Race 1 L | Detroit | 761,000 | 176,000 | 0.55 | *0.55 | 0.0% |
| FS1 | NHRA Finals D | Chicago | 679,000 | 129,000 | 0.44 | 0.54 | -18.5% |
*ABC
NBC Sports’ coverage of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear delivered the best combined viewership for the doubleheader races in three years as well as numerous other milestones, according to Fast National data by Nielsen and digital data from Adobe Analytics.
The NTT IndyCar Series races on Saturday and Sunday combined to average a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 929,000 viewers across NBC, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app, up 10 percent vs. ABC’s TV-only viewership in 2018 (846,000) and the best combined viewership for the two races in three years (2016, 1.205 million). The two-race TV-only viewership on NBC averaged 924,000 viewers.
Sunday’s race, won by five-time NTT IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon of Chip Ganassi Racing, averaged a TAD of 1.097 million viewers, up 17 percent vs. vs. ABC’s TV-only viewership in 2018 (937,000) and the best for the Sunday race in three years (2016, 1.397 million). The race peaked on NBC with 1.364 million viewers from 5:30-5:45 p.m. ET as Dixon took the checkered flag. The TV-only viewership for the race on NBC (3:47-5:50 p.m. ET) was 1.091 million viewers, with a 0.71 household rating.
Saturday’s race (3:53-6 p.m. ET) was impacted by significant weather delays and saw Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden win a timed race. Across NBC, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app, it averaged a TAD of 766,000 viewers, up 2 percent vs. ABC’s TV-only viewership in 2018 (752,000). Viewership peaked on NBC with 1.043 million viewers from 5:45-6 p.m. ET. NBC’s TV-only viewership on Saturday averaged 761,000 viewers and delivered a 0.55 household rating. The final 20 minutes of the race were televised on CNBC and are not included in NBC’s final viewership.
For the season, the four races presented across NBC, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app (INDYCAR Grand Prix, Indianapolis 500 and the Detroit doubleheader) have combined to average a TAD of 2.526 million viewers, up 18 percent versus the same four races last season on ABC (2.143 million).
NBC Sports’ coverage of the 2019 NTT IndyCar Series continues Saturday at 8 p.m. ET with the DXC Technology 600 from Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Coverage airs on NBCSN, which will also telecast qualifying live at 6:30 p.m. Friday.