2012 NASCAR ratings thread

[TimmyZ1]

Per Jayski

Sonoma TV Ratings posted: For the third straight week, ratings and viewership increased for NASCAR on TNT. Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Toyota/Save Mart 350 from Sonoma earned a 3.3 U.S. rating and 5.200 million viewers on TNT, up a tick in ratings and virtually even in viewership compared to last year (3.2, 5.188M), and up 22% and 16%, respectively, from 2010 (2.7, 4.479M). The telecast ranks as the third straight Sprint Cup race on TNT to have an increase in ratings and viewership compared to last year. So far this season, NASCAR coverage on TNT has averaged a 3.3 U.S. rating, up 6% from a 3.1 through the comparable point last year.(Sports Media Watch)(6-27-2012)

[SoundMan360]

three races on three very different tracks with three extremely similar ratings.

Weird!

Seems the NASCAR on TNT viewers don't really give a darn whether it's an oval or a twistie.

Which is also weird!

[badart]

Or maybe the boom has stopped and the amount of fans has leveled to just the diehards and not the 'fad' fans. Man, they've lost 70 of the 75 million fans they had a decade ago, where'd they go?

I am not the cause, I watch just as much as I always have, with all motorsports. Which is a lot!

[MoparsRule]

three races on three very different tracks with three extremely similar ratings.

Weird!

Seems the NASCAR on TNT viewers don't really give a darn whether it's an oval or a twistie.

Which is also weird!

And the long national nightmare that is the horrible Fox broadcast team and horrific Fox race coverage & camera angles is finally over!!!

[Chris Paff]

And the long national nightmare that is the horrible Fox broadcast team and horrific Fox race coverage & camera angles is finally over!!!

I agree, I hate watching FOX coverage of sports.. It's pretty horrible

[MoparsRule]

I agree, I hate watching FOX coverage of sports.. It's pretty horrible

I agree. And their race coverage is at the very bottom of that deep hole!

[Chris Paff]

I agree. And their race coverage is at the very bottom of that deep hole!

Agreed..

FOX's lack of talent in the NFL broadcast booths is right there with the race coverage. I feel sorry for fans of NFC teams

[TimmyZ1]

While I agree the Fox coverage was bad, TNT didn't cover themselves with Roses this weekend. It was a poorly covered race. The coverage has been shredded everywhere I read on Monday. The amount of commericals raised the most ire but I thought they didn't do enough to cover the rest of the race. Apperently they missed several spins on track. And if your going to have good RC guys deep in the field why don't you at least make an effort to follow them? Like TK in the last row in the 500 a few years ago and I even remember them doing it for Mario one year when he started deep in the 500 field

[DamonG19]

Nationwide race at Road America got a 1.6, that's up from a 1.2 last year.

From Jenna Fryer.

edit: The 1.6 is a coverage rating... really a 1.4. not sure about the 1.2 from last year.

http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2012...onwide-series/

Double-Digit Rise For Nationwide Series: Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series Sargento 300 from Wisconsin earned a 1.4 U.S. rating and 1.925 million viewers on ESPN, up 27% in ratings and 19% in viewership from last year (1.1, 1.621M). This marks the most-viewed edition of the three-year old race. (ESPN)

As for the coverage rating and U.S. rating, here's the difference: A "coverage rating" measures the number of households that have ESPN on their cable or satellite service who tune in. The "U.S. rating" measures total number of households that tuned in, regardless of if they have ESPN avaiable to them or not

[TimmyZ1]

Jayski as usual

Overnight TV ratings for Kentucky: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing on TNT did a 2.6/5 on Saturday night for the Quagder State 400, down -4% from last year's 2.7/5 when the race ran on Saturday night, 7/9/11. This brings TNT's positive start for the Sprint Cup season to a halt as the previous three races were either flat or up over 2011. For four telecasts , NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing is averaging a 3.0/7 in the overnights on TNT, up +3% over last year's 2.9/7.(7-3-2012)

[KevMcNJ]

And Dale Jr was in the hunt all night. Curious that it wasnt a higher #

[SoundMan360]

Millions without power in the NASCAR heartland this weekend. Surprised it hasn't been brought up here much, tho I guess those folks offline are pretty quiet.

[KevMcNJ]

Millions without power in the NASCAR heartland this weekend. Surprised it hasn't been brought up here much, tho I guess those folks offline are pretty quiet.

When and where? I know parts of Colorado had a bad week but wasnt aware of other regions

[Chris Paff]

When and where? I know parts of Colorado had a bad week but wasnt aware of other regions

The mid atlantic was hit very hard friday night.. Some places in the Baltimore metro area still do not have power..

[SoundMan360]

My sister is in western Virginia, and apparently everything went dark some time Friday. As of Sunday evening it was still out. Walmart was tossing out perishables and closed.

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2...11-ar-2033124/

[KevMcNJ]

Duh. I didnt even think about that.

My bad

We lost power for 2 days once but it was cool at the time so you could always put more clothes on.

Losing power in this heat has to be a nightmare

[Jim Wilke]

Other than races delayed by rain or other issues, 2.6 is the lowest Cup rating in almost 15 years.

[KevMcNJ]

Millions without power in the NASCAR heartland this weekend. Surprised it hasn't been brought up here much, tho I guess those folks offline are pretty quiet.

Just thought about this. If theres a region without power during a broadcast of anything, they wouldnt make the share higher or lower right?

Its a percentage of all TVs that are in use at the time is it not?

If theres no power in Anytown, USA then theres no TV sets in use.

Am I understanding this correctly?

[Chris Paff]

My mother still does not have any power.. On Day 5 currently

[Chris Paff]

Other than races delayed by rain or other issues, 2.6 is the lowest Cup rating in almost 15 years.

Makes your day doesn't it?

[Jim Wilke]

No. TV's off are off. The share number is calculated as a percentage of those in use and tuned to something.

A million TVs without power would effect the rating but not the share.

[Jim Wilke]

Makes your day doesn't it?

Everything is fine.

[KevMcNJ]

No. TV's off are off. The share number is calculated as a percentage of those in use and tuned to something.

A million TVs without power would effect the rating but not the share.

I hate being right all the time. LOL

[MoparsRule]

Daytona up 155,000 viewers over last year...

Rating / Share / Viewers
3.8 / 7 / 6.184 million

http://www.jayski.com/pages/tvratings2012.htm

[TimmyZ1]

Watkins Glen ratings posted

Watkins Glen TV Ratings: On the final weekend of the Olympics, ESPN’s live telecast the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International on Sunday, Aug. 12, earned a 3.3 household coverage rating (2.8 U.S. rating), averaging 4,472,687 viewers, according to the Nielsen Company. Last year’s race was rained out and run on a Monday. The 2010 race was run and telecast as scheduled and earned a 3.6 household coverage rating while not airing on an Olympics weekend.(ESPN)(8-14-2012)

Per Jayski

[MoparsRule]

That was an excellent race from start to finish... too bad it had to go up against the Olympics.

[Rossfeld]

It's down a lot less compared to the other weekends. Almost within 'normal' variations. And to their favor Sunday was a really light Olympic day.

[IRL Ricky]

per Jayski:

Michigan TV Ratings: ESPN's live telecast of the Pure Michigan 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday, Aug. 19, earned a 3.8 household coverage rating (3.3 U.S. rating), averaging 5,199,791 viewers, according to the Nielsen Company. The race was the first to not air against the Olympics since ESPN took over the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule at the end of July and the rating was up from a 3.7 for last year's race.

Wow! I'm not use to seeing rating numbers with a digit BEFORE the decimal point!



Ricky

[MoparsRule]

PER SMW:

Of the 23 NASCAR Sprint Cup races that can be compared to last season, eight have had increases in ratings. Five of those eight races aired on TNT, which only carries six races per season, and two of the eight races took place from Michigan.

[KevMcNJ]

PER SMW:

Junior Nation thinking its his best shot at a "W"?