NHRA TV ratings declined last year of ESPN contract

The TV audience for the NHRA Mello Yello series on ESPN declined in the cable sports network’s last season of national event coverage.

The average household viewership on ESPN/ESPN2 for final eliminations was 513,000, with a 0.3 rating, according to data furnished to ESPN by Nielsen Media. That’s down from 569,000/0.4 in 2014 and 524,000/0.3 in 2013.