Talladega TV numbers down sharply from 2005
Quote selected text Published May 5th, 2007 in NASCAR News
Fox’s broadcast of last Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway earned a final Nielsen Media Research rating of 5.4 and a 14 market share, Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Daily reports.
While the race was the most-watched sports event of the weekend, the figures were 28.9 percent lower than the 7.6/18 the race earned in 2005, the last time it aired on Sunday. Last year’s race was rained out on Sunday and carried on Fox’s FX cable station on a Monday.
The Daily also reported that ABC’s broadcast of last Saturday’s Aaron’s 312 Busch Series race earned a 2.1/6.
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Not surprising. Everyone is getting tired of the “All Hendricks, all the time” show.
i soooooooooooo agree with u ima huge dalejr fan and dei i liked to see them win alot but at the same time its nice to watch other upcomers and older veterans get a chance at it…..honestly my personal opinion i think nascar is gettin just like wrestling and that speaks for itself….ill always support jr but gettin tired of payin outrageous ticket prices to go to a race like above an all hendrick show…..that crap is old im not bashin em but im just so tired of hearin about one of em w inin every week week after week….and that has nothin to do how good they are its bullshit…..tony stewart spoke up for the fans i read in that other article and tony is exactly right about nascar and what its becoming…….fake
why spend4 hrs at the TV when you know who will be in victory circle without watching the race…..
Nobody is interested in seeing children throw cans on the racetrack.
less commericials would help maybe?