Final Weekend TV Ratings
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| Alexander Rossi drew more people to watch this year than last |
Sunday's IndyCar Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio on NBCSN produced 648,000 average viewers thanks to the NASCAR fans who forgot to switch off their TV when they sat down for dinner.
Although the TV rating was unchanged, it's NBC Sports' most-watched IndyCar race since '16 (Mid-Ohio), up 12% vs. last year, & NBC Sports' fourth most-watched IndyCar race since '09.
The live broadcast on CNBC was down 30.8% with only 33,000 in the all important 18-49 age range tuned in.
Meanwhile NASCAR's ratings were down 20.7% on NBCSN and they lost 900,000 viewers from last year. If we're NASCAR we're worried.
| Network | Event | Location | Day | Total Viewers |
18-49 Viewers |
2018 Rating |
2017 Rating |
% Chg |
| NBCSN | NASCAR Cup Race (L) | Pocono | Sun | 2,729,000 | 587,000 | 1.72 | 2.17 | -20.7% |
| NBCSN | NASCAR Xfinity Race (L) | Iowa | Sat | 1,856,000 | 391,000 | 1.21 | 1.14 | +6.1% |
| Fox | NHRA Finals (L) | Sonoma | Sun | 750,000 | 201,000 | 0.49 | 0.23 | +113% |
| NBCSN | IndyCar race (Taped) | Mid-Ohio | Sun | 644,000 | 153,000 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.0% |
| ESPN2 | F1 Race (L) | Hungary | Sun | 433,000 | 138,000 | 0.30 | 0.35 | -14.2% |
| FS1 | NASCAR Truck Race (L) | Pocono | Sat | 438,000 | 72,000 | 0.30 | 0.60 | -50% |
| CNBC | IndyCar Race (L) | Mid-Ohio | Sun | 139,000 | 33,000 | 0.09 | 0.13 | -30.8% |