Comments on: Overnight TV ratings up for Bud Shootout and qualifying

By: oildealer

oildealer — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:25:18 +0000

The reason the ratings were up is that there was not anything else on tv worth watching.

By: Darrell

Darrell — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:54:00 +0000

for the record…my first response was sarcastic….i know for a fact thats one of the reasons the ratings were back up….Brian France hit the nail on the head…a lot of vintage earnhardt fans, and thats a lot of people, quit tuning in when TEI started screwing JR over…i myself included eventually started watching the races just trying to guess what lap and position he would be in when his engine failed that particular week…so his success will build Nascar back up somewhat but not enough

By: Fisha695

Fisha695 — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:50:10 +0000

The ratings did not go up because Jr won, that makes no sense and is impossible as the ratings are for the entire race not the last second when he crosses the finish line.

People tuned in for many reasons.
1. To see how the COT works at Daytona
2. There was nothing else on
3. Its the new season people always turn it on just because they are curious
4. Lots of drivers in new rides

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:31:55 +0000

I wouldn’t make too much of it… That lousy excuse for a football game, the pro bowl pulled like a 6+ rating, breaking it’s all time ratings numbers. Don’t know why, but lost of folks turned in for that crapfest.

Not sure why the shootout numbers were up… Probably helped that people wanted to see if Kurt was going to kill Tony, how Dale Jr would do, what Gibbs and Toyota would do, etc. There were a bunch of intriguing stories coming into the race and I’m sure that helped.

By: ShowMeDon'tTellMe

ShowMeDon'tTellMe — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:54:25 +0000

Sure it did. They’ll be up all year. Fairweather Jr fans are coming back, now that he’s got the current champ and also a 4 time champ blocking/pushing for him at plate races, in the best equipment lol. All that will be overlooked though.

By: Nascarnut

Nascarnut — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:54:21 +0000

I kinda doubt Jr had anything at all to do with the ratings being up…let the #48 & 24 win for a few weeks and watch the bottom fall out again like last year.

By: Darrell

Darrell — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:39:49 +0000

i highly doubt this had anything to do with the fact Dale Earnhardt Jr was in his new car…for the first time…in race conditions…and he won in a dominating fashion…i dont think that had ANYTHING to do with the ratings being up at all