TV News: Weekend USA TV Ratings
TV Rating Analysis
FOX got a 2.58 rating and 4.554 million viewers for Sunday’s Geico 500 NASCAR Cup Race at Talladega, down 2.73% in viewers and down 1.15% in rating from the reported 2.61 rating/4.682M viewers last year also on FOX. The race peaked at 5.847 million viewers from 6:45 to 7:00pm ET
FS1 got a 0.78 rating and 1.309 million viewers for the Saturday Xfinity race at Talladega, down 36.49% in viewers and down 39.53% in rating from last year’s race that drew a 1.29 rating and 2.061 million viewers on FOX.
Both races saw only 17% of the viewers tuned in that were in the all-important 18-49 year old bracket. Worse yet, the Cup race lost 6.75% and the Xfinity race lost 39.17% of its 18-49 year old viewers from a year ago.
TV Rating Data
| Network | Event | Location | Total Viewers |
18-49 Viewers |
Ratio: 18-49 Yr Old/ Total Viewers |
2023 Rating |
2022 Rating |
Rating % Chg. |
2022 Network |
2022 Viewers |
2022 18-49 Viewers |
Total Viewers % Chg |
18-49 Viewers % Chg |
| FOX | NASCAR Cup race | Talladega | 4,554,000 | 774,000 | 17% | 2.58 | 2.61 | -1.15% | FOX | 4,682,000 | 830,000 | -2.73% | -6.75% |
| FS1 | NASCAR Xfinity race | Talladega | 1,309,000 | 219,000 | 17% | 0.78 | 1.29 | -39.53% | FOX | 2,061,000 | 360,000 | -36.49% | -39.17% |
| FS1 | ARCA race | Talladega | 522,000 | 97,000 | 19% | 0.34 | 0.35 | -2.86% | USA | 532,000 | 106,000 | -1.88% | -8.49% |