Overnight TV rating up 21% for Long Beach

[HunterG]

This is what happens when a good product is promoted properly.

[Turn13]

Wake me when the numbers octuple.

[Truth Detector]

1. It was one race. Barber was down on the same network 2 weeks ago. Lets see where the ratings are at the end of the year and we'll then be able to see how "up" or "down" they actually are. For sponsors, there is literally no difference between a .2 a .3 or a .5 anyway.

2. ABC's good or poor coverage plays no role in why people do or don't watch a Indy Car race. Continuing to blame ABC for Indy Car's poor ratings and lack of interest in this country is continuing to blame the wrong people. One day, some people around here will figure that out.

Newsflash for some of you...ABC's coverage of Indy Car races has ALWAYS sucked. Sucked in the 1970's, when Jim McKay and Sam Posey were doing the broadcasts. Sucked in the 80's, when they were more interested in showing Shelley Unser or Chris Mears then the actual race going on. Sucked in the 90's, when Paul Page had no idea who was in what car. Yet, ratings back then were infinitly better then they are now and got numbers that actual sponsors could get a ROI on.

[Chris Paff]

Wake me when the numbers octuple.

Come on, your suppose to be Mr. Sunshine and Unicorns around here.. What happened?

[Kurt Cobain]

I call them as I see them..

Any increase in attendance or TV ratings is good news no matter how small..

That's like a 250-lb. woman going on a diet for a month and finding out she lost 6 ounces. Kind of like taking a glass of water out of the Atlantic Ocean.

[Chris Paff]

That's like a 250-lb. woman going on a diet for a month and finding out she lost 6 ounces. Kind of like taking a glass of water out of the Atlantic Ocean.

Reguardless its better then the ratings/attendance staying the same.. An increase is a increase..

[Kurt Cobain]

Reguardless its better then the ratings/attendance staying the same.. An increase is a increase..

After years of negatives, I'll give this to you: And on a street course no less with your most hated driver winning.

Double

[FlatOut]

Come on, your suppose to be Mr. Sunshine and Unicorns around here.. What happened?

Princess sparkle pony backed over Mr Unicorn with a bulldozer... then ripped the horn off for a souvenir.

[Chris Paff]

After years of negatives, I'll give this to you: And on a street course no less with your most hated driver winning.

Double

I don't hate Will Power.. I hate Paul Tracy.. I really dislike Dario Franchitti (dates back to his actions in the closing laps of the 2002 Indy 500) but I don't have a issue with Power..

[Turn13]

Come on, your suppose to be Mr. Sunshine and Unicorns around here.. What happened?

That's been my comment on ratings for a long time, Chris. For at least as long as the Vs contract.

There have been some real increases during the last couple of years, but I'm not sure this one exceeds the typical random deviation.

[Turn13]

Princess sparkle pony backed over Mr Unicorn with a bulldozer... then ripped the horn off for a souvenir.

Can't win an argument in a real sense, might as well resort to third grade tactics, eh? I don't think the granny is a princess, either.

[FlatOut]

Can't win an argument in a real sense, might as well resort to third grade tactics, eh? I don't think the granny is a princess, either.

If you call that a tactic, its no wonder why you can't win when being taken to task here on certain subjects. Have a good night
Let me know if you want more You owe me a few sliders.

eduut: Can you tell me what %21 of 374 is? I'm sure its a massive number....

[Turn13]

I have no idea what you are talking about Good night to you, too

[albacore]

2005 Nashville .03 on ESPN PRIMETIME.

[FTHurley]

2005 Nashville .03 on ESPN PRIMETIME.

Umm, a .03?? Or a .30?

[MoparsRule]

Reguardless its better then the ratings/attendance staying the same.. An increase is a increase..

And definitely better than a decrease.

[Chris Paff]

2005 Nashville .03 on ESPN PRIMETIME.

No way it was a .03, that was during the Danica mania.. Please show some proof.. I believe it was 0.5-0.7

The series was in much better shape in 2005 then it is now.. There is no chance that the .03 is correct..

[albacore]

My mistake it was a 0.3
Still not real stellar.

[lkchris]

It was a visually nice looking race.

Lots of great signage around the track, the cars were well turned out, and it's always cool to see the Queen Mary.

Nice of Toyota, too, to run some big boy commercials.

What would be really cool is if races like this were on FOX and viewers were sent to the race at the end of the day's NASCAR event (or vice versa). Now 'ol DW HE can promote!

[TimmyZ1]

Final was a .32? Usually the numbers go up instead of down.

Per Jenna Fryer on twitter

[1978]

Final from @NBCSports was .32, up 45 percent from both last year's rating (.22) and viewers. Through 2 races, 0.24 is up 9 percent from .22 -- Jeonna Fryer (@JennaFryer)

[MoparsRule]

Final from @NBCSports was .32, up 45 percent from both last year's rating (.22) and viewers. Through 2 races, 0.24 is up 9 percent from .22 -- Jeonna Fryer (@JennaFryer)

Up 45%, eh? Not bad.

[1978]

@pressdog A different number, that NBC doesn't use, is they did a .46 in households that have the network. -- Jenna Fryer (@JennaFryer)

[Truth Detector]

Up 45%, eh? Not bad.

Cue somebody to tell us that it is bad in 5,4,3...

[MoparsRule]

Cue somebody to tell us that it is bad in 5,4,3...

Yep.

[Fro]

I think we'll be shocked with how many apples/oranges numbers we've been trying to compare in the past.

[STAND E]

http://www.indycar.com/News/2012/Apr...Sports-Network
Notes: Viewership increases on NBC Sports Network
By Dave Lewandowski
Published: Apr 18, 2012 @ 3:30 PM
"Viewership on NBC Sports Network through its two IZOD IndyCar Series race broadcasts is up 9 percent over the same number of races in 2011. The 38th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 15 attracted 45 percent more viewers (468,000) than the 2011 race, according to the network."