2018 NASCAR TV Ratings

NASCAR TV viewership down in 2018: NASCAR’s top series had another record low for TV viewership this season. The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series averaged 3.3 million viewers across 33 races on NBC, Fox, NBCSN and FS1 this season (excluding rainouts at Martinsville, Bristol and Indianapolis). That figure is down from 4.1 million viewers last year, and down from 4.5 million viewers in ’16.[More](11-28-2018)

Homestead TV ratings UPDATE: NBC earned a 2.5 overnight rating for the season finale.(11-19-2018)
UPDATE: Last Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series finale from Homestead earned a 2.5 rating and 4.15 million viewers on NBC, down 11% in ratings and viewership from last year (2.8, 4.66M) and down 29% and 32% respectively from 2016 (3.5, 6.08M).[More](11-23-2018)

Phoenix TV ratings UPDATE: NBC earned a 2.1 overnight rating for Sunday’s Cup race at ISM Raceway.(11-12-2018)
UPDATE: The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs from Phoenix earned a 2.0 rating and 3.31 million viewers on NBCSN, down 9% in ratings and viewership from last year (2.2, 3.64M) and down 17% and 18% respectively from 2016 (2.4, 4.03M).[More](11-15-2018)

Texas TV ratings UPDATE: NBCSN earned a 1.5 overnight rating for Sunday’s race from Texas Motor Speedway.(11-5-2018)
UPDATE: The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs from Texas earned a 1.4 rating and 2.27 million viewers on NBCSN last Sunday, down 13% in ratings and 16% in viewership from last year (1.6, 2.70M). The 2016 race was postponed due to rain, with rainout coverage earning a 1.1 and 1.86 million.[More](11-10-2018)

Martinsville TV ratings: NBCSN earned a 1.3 overnight rating for Sunday’s race at Martinsville Speedway.(10-29-2018)
UPDATE: The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs from Martinsville (Va.) earned a 1.3 rating and 2.15 million viewers on NBCSN, down 24% in ratings and 22% in viewership from last year (1.7, 2.78M) and down 19% in both measures from 2016 (1.6, 2.67M).[More](11-3-2018)

Kansas TV ratings UPDATE: NBC earned a 1.8 overnight rating for Sunday’s race from Kansas Speedway.(10-23-2018)
UPDATE: The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs from Kansas earned a 1.7 rating and 2.75 million viewers on NBC last Sunday, flat in ratings and down a fraction of a percent in viewership from last year on NBCSN (1.7, 2.76M), and down 19% and 20% respectively from 2016 on NBC (2.1, 3.45M).[More](10-28-2018)

Talladega TV ratings UPDATE: NBC earned a 2.2 overnight rating for racing at Talladega on Sunday.(10-15-2018)
UPDATE: The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs from Talladega (Ala.) earned a 2.2 rating and 3.51 million viewers on NBC last Sunday, down 21% in ratings and 26% in viewership from last year (2.8, 4.73M) and flat and down 2% respectively from 2016 on NBCSN (2.2, 3.58M).[More](10-20-2018)

Dover TV ratings UPDATE: NBCSN earned a 1.3 overnight rating for Sunday’s race.(10-8-2018)
UPDATE: Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series playoffs at Dover had a 1.2 rating and 2.01 million viewers on NBCSN, down a tick in ratings and 2% in viewership from last year (1.3, 2.05M) and down 20% and 21% respectively from 2016 (1.5, 2.56M).[More](10-12-2018)

Charlotte TV ratings UPDATE: NBC earned a 1.99 overnight rating for Sunday afternoon’s race on Charlotte Motor Speedway’s inaugural ROVAL race.(10-4-2018)
UPDATE: The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs at Charlotte earned a 1.95 rating and 3.218 million viewers on NBC, up 6% in ratings and 13% in viewership from last year (1.8, 2.86M) and just the fourth Cup Series race all season to post an increase, joining Michigan, Chicagoland and Watkins Glen.[More](10-4-2018)

Richmond TV ratings UPDATE: NBCSN earned a 1.1 overnight rating for Saturday night’s race.(9-24-2018)
UPDATE: Last Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Richmond (Va.) earned a 1.0 rating and 1.77 million viewers on NBCSN, down 17% in ratings and viewership from last year (1.2, 2.14M) and down 38% and 34% respectively from 2016 (1.6, 2.71M). Kyle Busch’s win ranks as the lowest rated and least-watched NASCAR Cup Series race since at least 2000. [More](9-24-2018)

Las Vegas TV ratings UPDATE: NBCSN earned a 1.3 overnight rating for Sunday’s race from Las Vegas Motor Speedway.(9-17-2018)
UPDATE: Last Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Las Vegas earned a 1.3 rating and 2.14 million viewers on NBCSN – down a tick in ratings and 7% in viewership from last year’s playoff opener on the same weekend (Chicagoland: 1.4, 2.31M).[More](9-21-2018)

Indianapolis TV ratingsUPDATE: NBCSN earned 1.24 million viewers for Monday’s postponed Brickyard 400.(9-13-2018)
UPDATE: Last year’s race, which ran as scheduled in July, had 5.63 million on the NBC broadcast network. Earlier in the day, the delayed Xfinity Series race from the same track had 474,000.[More](9-16-2018)

Darlington TV ratings: NBCSN earned a 1.5 overnight rating for Sunday night’s Cup race at Darlington.(9-4-2018)
UPDATE: Last Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Southern 500 from Darlington earned a 1.5 rating and 2.66 million viewers on NBCSN, down 17% in ratings and 14% in viewership from last year (1.8, 3.10M) and down 46% and 43% respectively from 2016 on the NBC broadcast network (2.8, 4.64M).[More](9-6-2018)

Bristol TV ratings UPDATE: NBCSN earned a 1.4 overnight rating for Saturday night’s Bass Pro NRA Night Race.(8-20-2018)
UPDATE: Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series Bristol Night Race earned a 1.4 rating and 2.33 million viewers on NBCSN, down 39% in ratings and viewership from last year on the NBC broadcast network (2.3. 3.82M) and down a third and 36% respectively from 2015, the last time it aired as scheduled on NBCSN (2.1, 3.61M).[More](8-23-2018)

Michigan TV ratings: NBCSN earned a 1.62 overnight rating for the Consumers Energy 400. The race faced big competition from the PGA Championship, which earned a 6.1[More](8-13-2018)

Watkins Glen TV ratings UPDATE:NBC earned a 2.3 overnight rating for the Go Bowling at the Glen, up from a 1.9 for last year’s race which was on NBCSN.(8-6-2018)
UPDATE: Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Watkins Glen 355 had a 2.3 rating and 3.67 million viewers on the NBC broadcast network, up 15% in ratings and 13% in viewership from last year on NBCSN (2.0, 3.25M) and flat and down 4% from 2016, when the race aired on USA Network opposite the Olympic Games (2.3, 3.83M).[More](8-8-2018)

Pocono TV ratings UPDATE: NBCSN earned a 1.8 overnight rating for Sunday’s race at Pocono Raceway.(7-30-2018)
UPDATE: Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Pocono 400 earned a 1.7 rating and 2.75 million viewers on NBCSN, down 23% in ratings and 25% in viewership from last year and down 35% and 36% respectively from 2015 (2.6, 4.3M). The 2016 race was postponed due to rain.[More](8-3-2018)

New Hampshire TV ratings UPDATE: NBCSN earned a 1.6 overnight rating for Sunday’s rain-delayed race.(7-23-2018)
UPDATE: Sunday’s NASCAR New Hampshire 301 earned a 1.5 rating and 2.5 million viewers on NBCSN, down 23% in ratings and 22% in viewership from last year (2.0, 3.2M) and down 28% and 24% respectively from 2016 (2.1, 3.3M).[More](7-26-2018)

Kentucky TV ratings UPDATE: NBCSN earned an overnight 1.33 rating for Saturday night’s race.(7-16-2018)
UPDATE: Last Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series Kentucky 400 earned a 1.3 rating and 2.3 million viewers on NBCSN, down 19% in ratings and 16% in viewership from last year (1.6, 2.7M) and down 32% and 29% respectively from 2016 (1.9, 3.2M).[More](7-20-2018)

Daytona TV ratings UPDATE: NBC earned a 2.72 overnight rating for the Cup Series race from Daytona International Speedway Saturday night.(7-9-2018)
Saturday’s NASCAR Daytona 400 earned a 2.7 rating and 4.4 million viewers on NBC, down 16% in ratings and 18% in viewership from last year (3.2, 5.4M) and down 21% and 22% respectively from 2016 (3.4, 5.7M).[More](7-11-2018)

Chicago TV ratings: NBCSN earned a 1.6 overnight rating, up 14% from last year’s race at Chicagoland.[More](7-2-2018)

Sonoma TV ratings UPDATE: Fox Sports 1 earned a 1.6 overnight rating for the Cup race from Sonoma.(6-25-2018)
UPDATE: Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Sonoma 350 earned a 1.4 rating and 2.3 million viewers on FS1, down 30% in ratings and 28% in viewership from last year (2.0, 3.2M) and down 42% and 40% respectively from 2016 (2.4, 3.9M).[More](6-28-2018)

Michigan TV ratings: Fox earned a 2.2 overnight rating for Sunday’s race at Michigan, up from a 2.0 for last year’s race that aired on FS1.[More](6-10-2018)

Pocono TV ratings Fox Sports 1 earned a 1.6 overnight for yesterday’s Pocono 400, off from a 1.9 for last year’s race.(6-2-2018)
UPDATE: Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Pocono 400 earned a 1.6 rating and 2.7 million viewers on FS1, down 27% in ratings and 25% in viewership from last year (2.2, 3.6M) and down 30% and 26% respectively from 2015 (2.3, 3.6M). [More](6-7-2018)

Charlotte TV Ratings UPDATE: Fox earned a 2.4 overnight rating for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.(5-28-2018)
UPDATE: Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Charlotte 600 earned a 2.3 rating and 4.1 million viewers on FOX, down 18% in ratings and 12% in viewership from last year.[More](5-31-2018)

All-Star Race TV ratings: UPDATE Fox Sports 1 earned a 1.5 overnight rating for the Monster Energy All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.(5-20-2018)
UPDATE: Last Saturday’s NASCAR All-Star Race had a 1.5 rating and 2.5 million viewers on FS1, down a tick in ratings and 14% in viewership from last year (1.6, 2.9M) and down 25% in both measures from 2016 (2.0, 3.3M).[More](5-26-2018)

Kansas TV ratings UPDATE: Fox Sports 1 earned a 1.23 overnight rating for Saturday night’s race at Kansas.(5-14-2018)
UPDATE: Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series Kansas 400 earned a 1.2 rating and 2.04 million viewers on FS1, down 25% in ratings and 22% in viewership from last year (1.6, 2.6M) and down 36% and 35% respectively from 2016 (1.9, 3.1M).[More](5-17-2018)

Dover TV ratings UPDATE: Fox Sports 1 earned a 1.7 overnight rating for Sunday’s race.(5-7-2018)
UPDATE: Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Dover 400 earned a 1.7 rating and 2.8 million viewers on FS1, down 19% in ratings and 17% in viewersihp from last year (2.1, 3.4M) and down 32% and 30% respectively from 2016 (2.5, 4.0M).[More](5-10-2018)

Talladega TV ratings UPDATE: Fox earned a 2.8 overnight rating for the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.(4-30-2018)
UPDATE: Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Talladega 500 earned a 2.9 rating and 4.7 million viewers on FOX, down 17% in ratings and 20% in viewership from last year (3.5, 5.9M) and down 28% and 29% respectively from 2016 (4.0, 6.7M).[More](5-4-2018)

Richmond TV ratings: Fox earned a 1.7 overnight rating for the Toyota Owners 400 Saturday night.[More](4-23-2018)

Bristol TV ratings UPDATE: Fox earned a 1.4 overnight rating for the Monday portion of the Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway.(4-17-2018)
UPDATE: Last Monday’s rescheduled NASCAR Cup Series Bristol 500 earned 2.0 million viewers on FOX, down 12% from last year’s race.[More](4-21-2018)

Texas overnight TV ratings: FoxSports1 earned a 1.7 overnight rating for Sunday’s Cup race from Texas Motor Speedway.(4-9-2018)
UPDATE: Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Texas 500 earned a 1.7 rating and 2.82 million viewers on FS1, down 37% in ratings and 38% in viewership from last year (2.7, 4.5M) and down 37% and 35% respectively from 2016 (2.7, 4.3M), both of which aired on FOX.[More](4-11-2018)

Martinsville TV ratings: Postponed a day due to rain, NASCAR Cup Series racing from Martinsville (Va.) earned 1.19 million viewers on FS1 Monday afternoon. Last year’s race was run as scheduled on a Sunday and had 4.0 million. [More]4-2-2018)

Auto Club Speedway overnight TV ratings UPDATE: Fox earned a 2.4 overnight rating from Auto Club Speedway, down from last year.(3-19-2018)
UPDATE: The NASCAR Cup Series at Fontana (Ca.) earned a 2.4 rating and 4.0 million viewers on FOX last Sunday, down 25% in ratings and 22% in viewership from last year (3.2, 5.2M) and down 40% and 41% respectively from 2016 (4.0, 6.8M).[More](3-22-2018)

Phoenix overnight TV ratings UPDATE: Fox earned a 2.7 overnight rating for Sunday’s race at ISM Raceway.(3-12-2018)
UPDATE: Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix scored a 2.8 rating and 4.6 million viewers on FOX, down 15% in ratings and viewership from last year (3.3, 5.4M), down 30% and 31% respectively from 2016 (4.0, 6.6M), and the lowest rating and viewership in the history of the race (dates back to 2005).[More](3-16-2018)

Las Vegas overnight TV ratings UPDATE: Fox earned a 2.8 overnight rating for the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.(3-5-2018)
UPDATE: Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series from Las Vegas earned a 2.9 rating and 4.7 million viewers on FOX, down 19% in ratings and 21% in viewership from last year (3.6, 6.0M) and down 34% and 35% respectively from 2016 (4.4, 7.2M).[More](3-8-2018)

Atlanta overnight TV ratings: UPDATE Fox earned a 3.1 overnight rating for Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series racing from Atlanta Motor Speedway.(2-26-2018)
UPDATE: Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series from Atlanta earned a 3.3 rating and 5.6 million viewers on FOX, down 13% in ratings and 15% in viewership from last year.[More](3-1-2018)

Daytona 500 overnight TV ratings UPDATE: Fox earned an updated 5.3 fast national rating for the Daytona 500.(2-19-2018)
UPDATE: With today’s inclusion of Nielsen Media Research out-of-home viewing data, Sunday’s Daytona 500 on FOX averaged 9,781,000 across all platforms, peaking at more than 11.5 million viewers. According to Nielsen, more than 18.1 million viewers watched all or part of the Great American Race.[More](2-23-2018)

Clash overnight TV ratings: Fox Sports 1 earned a 1.35 overnight rating for the Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona, up 29% from a 1.05 for last year’s race (which was one week later in the calendar in ’17).[More](2-12-2018)