TV News: Weekend USA Motorsports TV Ratings
USA Motorsports TV ratings for this past weekend for NASCAR at Watkins Glen, NHRA at Brainerd and SRX at Lucas Oil Speedway.
-–by Mark Cipolloni–-
Rating Analysis
NASCAR Cup: The NASCAR Cup race on the USA Network from Watkins Glen won by William Byron drew a 1.3 TV Rating, down 12.75% from a 1.49 last year. Viewership was down 9.87%, 2.310 million, down from 2.563 million in 2022. Only 17% of the fans tuned in to watch were in the all-important 18-49 year-old age group
NASCAR Xfinity: The NASCAR Xfinity race on the USA Network from Watkins Glen, drew a 0.6 TV Rating, down 9% from a 0.66 last year on USA. Viewership was down 6.75%, 0.981 million, down from 1.052 million. Only 22% of the fans tuned in to watch were in the all-important 18-49 year-old age group
NHRA: The NHRA Lucas Oil Finals on FOX from Brainerd drew a 0.4 TV Rating, down 24% from a 0.53 last year, also on FOX. Viewership was down 9%, 0.666 million, down from 0.735 million. Only 17% of the fans tuned in to watch were in the all-important 18-49 year-old age group
Weekend 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 |
| USA | NASCAR Cup race | Watkins Glen | 2,310,000 | 403,000 | 17% | 1.30 | 1.49 | -12.75% | USA | 2,563,000 | 546,000 | -9.87% | -26.19% |
| USA | NASCAR Xfinity race | Watkins Glen | 981,000 | 215,000 | 22% | 0.60 | 0.66 | -9.09% | USA | 1,052,000 | 208,000 | -6.75% | 3.37% |
| FOX | NHRA Finals | Brainerd | 666,000 | 115,000 | 17% | 0.40 | 0.53 | -24.53% | FOX | 735,000 | 161,000 | -9.39% | -28.57% |
| ESPN | SRX Series Race | Lucas Oil Speedway | 589,000 | 160,000 | 27% | 0.30 | No race at Lucas Oil Speedway in 2022 | ||||||