TV News: Weekend USA Motorsports TV Ratings
TV Ratings for motorsports events broadcast in the USA for NASCAR in Charlotte on the Roval and F1 in Qatar on the Lusail Circuit.
TV Rating Analysis
NASCAR
NBC drew 2.28 million viewers and a TV rating of 1.30 for the Charlotte NASCAR Roval Cup race, down 4.60% from 2022, also on NBC. The rating was down 10.96%
NBC drew 1.121 million viewers and a TV rating of 0.70 for the Charlotte NASCAR Roval Xfinity race, down 10.39% from 2022, also on NBC. The rating was down 12.50%
For both NASCAR races, only 16% of the viewers tuned in were in the all-important 18-49 year old age group, a horrible percent especially compared to F1.
Formula 1
ESPN drew 824,000 viewers and a TV rating of 0.45 for the Qatar GP, down 2.49% from 2021 on ESPN2 when the race was last run. The TV rating was down 2.17%
41% of the viewer tuned in were in the all-important 18-49 year old age group an excellent result
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 |
| NBC | NASCAR Cup race | Charlotte | 2,280,000 | 359,000 | 16% | 1.30 | 1.46 | -10.96% | NBC | 2,390,000 | 439,000 | -4.60% | -18.22% |
| NBC | NASCAR Xfinity race | Charlotte | 1,121,000 | 183,000 | 16% | 0.70 | 0.80 | -12.50% | NBC | 1,251,000 | 226,000 | -10.39% | -19.03% |
| ESPN | F1 Qatar GP | Qatar | 824,000 | 336,000 | 41% | 0.45 | 0.46 | -2.17% | ESPN2 | 845,000 | 346,000 | -2.49% | -2.89% |
| ESPN2 | F1 Qatar Sprint Race | Qatar | 466,000 | 179,000 | 38% | 0.24 | No Sprint Race in 2021 | ||||||
| ESPN2 | F1 Qatar GP Qualifying | Qatar | 359,000 | 127,000 | 35% | 0.20 | No Data from last time race ran in 2021 | ||||||
| USA | NASCAR Cup Qualifying | Charlotte | 314,000 | 74,000 | 24% | 0.17 | No Data from 2022 | ||||||