Talladega TV Ratings UPDATE

UPDATE: Monday’s NASCAR Cup Series makeup race at Talladega, won by Bubba Wallace, averaged 1.16 million viewers on NBCSN — down 25% from the last time the fall race was run on a Monday two years ago (1.54M). Last year’s “spring” Talladega race, which ran on a Monday in June, aired on FOX and averaged 3.36 million. Keep in mind last year’s race attracted greater-than-usual national interest because of an incident involving Wallace.

The Xfinity Series race at Talladega, which was run as scheduled, averaged a 0.6 (+21%) and 983,000 (+20%) on Saturday afternoon.

Sports Media Watch

ORIGINAL POST 10-6-2021: NBCSN earned a .778 ratings with 1.16 million viewers for Monday’s YellaWood 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.

There is no direct comparison to previous years.