NASCAR Chase TV ratings down from last year
Quote selected text Published November 27th, 2007 in NASCAR News
The Nov. 18 Ford 400 season finale of the Nextel Cup Series in Homestead, Fla., received a 4.2 national rating on ABC, down 11 percent from the same race one year ago, according to Nielsen Media Research. Last season’s race on NBC received a 4.7 national rating. All 10 races in this season’s Chase for the Nextel Cup produced lower TV ratings - many significantly so - than last season.
The Cup season finale was the seventh-highest-rated sports program of the weekend, coming in behind four NFL games and two college football games.
The Nov. 17 Busch Series finale received a 1.2 rating on ESPN, down from a 1.9 a year ago on TNT. The Nov. 16 Craftsman Truck Series finale received a 0.4 rating on Speed, down from a 0.6 on the same network a year ago.
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Possibly because the fans hate the chase? wake-up Nascar before you lose even more!
KK do you remember what it was like BEFORE the chase? Just think back to 2003, “oh, is
Matt Kenseth gonna wreck twice or not?” The ratings were rarely good “back in the day”
late in the year unless the points were somewhat close, and granted I think the only
good thing Brian France has done is give us the chase(granted he F’ed it up with those
stupid changes this year, it should only be 10 drivers) but everything else he’s screwed
up big time. He’s supposed to be placing NASCAR in the spotlight, yet the CHAMP FINALE
is behind 4 NFL and 2 College Football games?! That has a lot to do with the ton of
boring racing that existed this year, and College football quite frankly having the best
competition this year.
NASCAR having left it’s “roots” cannot expect TV ratings to hold. In the past, as long as I have followed racing ( since the 50″s ) it has been GOD, COUNTRY,and RACING …………in that order…………..didn’t worry about ratings, they just increased because of who we were. Do not look for good ratings or even decent ratings until the subtle changes inserted into NASCAR are reversed.
yep yep yep raitings are down and all the henndrick fans blame the announcers ok thats only a 1/4 of the problem. PEOPLE THE ONLY REASON RATINGS ARE DOWN IS BECOUSE ITS A JIMMIE AND JEFF SHOW! that goes to show that no 1 likes jeff ratings were great when it was tony stewart and jimmie gooin at it so its not jimmie its GORDON
I think Nascar better go back to doing things the old way.Also better go back to Fox&Speed.ABC&ESPN SUCK!!!!!!
It’s strange JG is the 2nd most popular driver
is NASCAR. (last year’s stats) He may be
most popular this year.
Jealousy is mean and evil.
nobodys jealous hell tony won the brickyard again i’m happy but nobody can compete with and avg finish of a 4.? somethin