TV News: Weekend USA Motorsports TV Ratings
–by Mark Cipolloni–
TV Ratings in the USA this past weekend for NASCAR’s three series in Homestead and the Formula 1 GP in Austin.
TV Rating Analysis
NASCAR
NBC got 2.25 million viewers for the NASCAR Cup race in Homestead, down 2.64% from 2.311 million viewers in 2022. 18-49 year old viewers accounted for just 15% of the TV audience.
USA got 844,000 viewers for the NASCAR Xfinity race in Homestead, up 12.38% from 751,000 viewers in 2022. 18-49 year old viewers accounted for just 16% of the TV audience.
FS1 got 335,000 viewers for the NASCAR Truck race in Homestead, down 15.4% from 396,000 viewers in 2022. 18-49 year old viewers accounted for just 11% of the TV audience.
Formula 1
ABC got 1.17 million viewers for the USGP in Austin, down 12.69% from 1.340 million viewers in 2022. 18-49 year old viewers accounted for 36% of the TV audience – much better than NASCAR. The qualifying show on Saturday saw an excellent 49% of the viewers in the 18-49 age bracket.
TV Rating Data
| Network | Event | Location | Total Viewers |
18-49 Viewers |
Ratio: 18-49 Yr Old/ Total Viewers |
2023 Rating |
2022 Rating |
Rating % Chg. |
2022 Network |
2022 Viewers |
2022 18-49 Viewers |
Total Viewers % Chg |
18-49 Viewers % Chg |
| NBC | NASCAR Cup race | Homestead | 2,250,000 | 339,000 | 15% | 1.30 | 1.42 | -8.45% | NBC | 2,311,000 | 425,000 | -2.64% | -20.24% |
| ABC | F1 USGP GP | Austin | 1,170,000 | 424,000 | 36% | 0.64 | 0.71 | -9.86% | ABC | 1,340,000 | 585,000 | -12.69% | -27.52% |
| USA | NASCAR Xfinity race | Homestead | 844,000 | 137,000 | 16% | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.00% | USA | 751,000 | 147,000 | +12.38% | -6.80% |
| ESPN2 | F1 USGP Qualifying | Austin | 419,000 | 204,000 | 49% | 0.22 | No Data from 2022 | ||||||
| FS1 | NASCAR Truck Race | Homestead | 335,000 | 38,000 | 11% | 0.19 | 0.24 | -20.83% | FS1 | 396,000 | 73,000 | -15.40% | -47.95% |