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I’ma wait till Harry Gant gets down off the roof before I tell him.
Can’t have the old boy fallin‘ off the ladder.
Can’t have the old boy fallin‘ off the ladder.
I'll take it you are one of the 35%Xfinity had their highest NBCSN audience since the 2019 championship at Homestead…everyone wants to see Rowdy dominate after all.
The only thing worse for ratings than a Saturday night is a Saturday afternoon.
This seems to be true. However, regarding the SRX comparison, it should be understood that the average audience for CBS on summer Saturday primetime is around 2 million. The average audience for NBCSN on Saturday afternoons is less than 500,000.
While I am totally game for the idea of doubleheaders and twin races, I would have to say that the disparity here does not bolster the concept.
When is NBCSN shutting down anyway?Yep, there are a lot of caveats with the comparisons.
I think CBS will stick with SRX though, even though it's below their average. A lot of their original programming is shifting to Paramount Plus and it's no secret that broadcast and cable networks are looking to sports for linear stations. One reason NBC shut NBCSN down, they'll put a bunch of **** on Peacock and more sports on USA. TBS and TNT are doing a lot more sports now too.
at the end of the yearWhen is NBCSN shutting down anyway?
While I am totally game for the idea of doubleheaders and twin races, I would have to say that the disparity here does not bolster the concept.
Saw this on Twitter. I wonder when the last time IndyCar beat NASCAR in ratings (excluding the Indy 500.)
Biggest NBC audience for Indy car since 1998, and still a million off of NASCAR oof indeedA drop of over half a million viewers since 2019. A good day?
NASCAR has the largest audience and is still way down (AFTER a two week break?!) but Indy Car attracts the largest cable TV audience for their sport since 1998, for a race immediately following the Cup race on the same channel.
Oof.
Dont forget Larson and Hamilin are TIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!It's all relative, that is a good number for Indycar and not bad for Watkins Glen. I'm guessing the gerbils will yell louder next week, it's time to add the PLAYOFFS!!!!, POINTS MATTER and we will have to watch the last place CUT OFF car for most of the damn race.
It's probably going back to the oval after these ratings lolBUT BUT BUT, NOBODY wants to see stock cars on the Brickyard oval.........
a little over 500,000, it tanked alsoHow did the indycar race do?
I think they keep it as is for at least next year and maybe 2023 as well, then re-evaluate. Weekend ticket sales being up a respectable amount over 2019 is about the biggest success story because it didn't resonate at all on TV for any of the three series involved over the weekend. I’m not sure butts in seats mean much in the long run with the TV dollars that are in play.It's probably going back to the oval after these ratings lol
moved from July 4th weekend didn't help. They had to know they were going to take a hit doing that.Nobody with any knowledge expected it to come close to the Brickyard, especially in the earlier timeslot (yes, earlier is worse for viewership). Which calls into question what exactly NASCAR and NBC execs think they are doing. I personally like the influx of road course races, but there is no evidence that they grow the TV audience.
and 2019 had 3M viewers.I think they keep it as is for at least next year and maybe 2023 as well, then re-evaluate. Weekend ticket sales being up a respectable amount over 2019 is about the biggest success story because it didn't resonate at all on TV for any of the three series involved over the weekend. I’m not sure butts in seats mean much in the long run with the TV dollars that are in play.
Typically yes, but this race lasted until almost 6:00 PM est. It was a five and a half hour event. People who may have mistakenly tuned in around 3:30 PM est still would have seen plenty of laps turned. This was just a showing that the NASCAR viewing audience who loves their crown jewels and oval races were totally uninterested in watching another roval.(yes, earlier is worse for viewership).
Typically yes, but this race lasted until almost 6:00 PM est. It was a five and a half hour event. People who may have mistakenly tuned in around 3:30 PM est still would have seen plenty of laps turned. This was just a showing that the NASCAR viewing audience who loves their crown jewels and oval races were totally uninterested in watching another roval.
But they were clamoring to watch in 2019 with marginally better ratings than 2021 on the road course. 3M to 2.8 lol.and 2019 had 3M viewers.