ABC’s overnight ratings for Talladega Cup race fall 5 percent

By SceneDaily Staff
Monday, November 02, 2009

ABC’s broadcast of Sunday’s Amp Energy 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway earned a 3.8 overnight rating from Nielsen Media Research, Street and Smith’s SportsBusiness Daily reports.

The rating is 5 percent lower than the 4.0 ABC earned overnight for its broadcast of the fall Talladega race in 2008, when the event was run on the first weekend of October. The 3.8 is 11.8 percent higher than the 3.4 ABC earned overnight for its broadcast of the Texas Cup race on the first Sunday in November of 2008.
 

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  1. 1
    sweetthings88 said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 2:29 PM

    I wonder why NASCAR???

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    juniegirl said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 2:58 PM

    Shocker

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    4-DA-88 said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 3:51 PM

    Next year go for 10% drop NASCAR!

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    zracer01 said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 4:38 PM

    Just wait for the ratings on the next three since the Chase is over after only seven races.

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    BILLFAN50 said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 5:32 PM

    ZRACER01,it was proberly over 2 races ago!!!!

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    NickDizzle7 said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 6:10 PM

    I would have watched, but I was at a concert. But from what I heard I didn't miss much up until the last 5 laps..

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    Werner said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 6:14 PM

    didn't help that the Packer-Viking game went national...the last game had high ratings...

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    48addict said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 6:23 PM

    You can make it 6% considering I slept through the boring commentary. ESPN, take a lesson from Speed who knows how to be entertaining even when it is a snoozer. Single file racing? Who wants to watch THAT? Thanks, Nascar, for scaring the drivers so much that all they did was ride around in a safe circle. YAWN.

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    christine said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 7:50 PM

    I was really looking forward to the race--now, I don't know why.Boring is too little a word for it. The ratings are really going to slip now that there is no real challenge for the cup. I'm tired of hearing about jj, no matter what article you read. After the race, I realized that there should be a separate point system for the chase drivers. A lot of good chasers were knocked out because of a bad finish. I'll watch just because of smoke, but most fans I know are just through with Nascar.

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    SS396Chevelle said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 9:00 PM

    Sweetthings do you think Nascar will give you an answer as to why? How are you doing this evening?

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    sweetthings88 said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 9:08 PM

    Hey CHEVELLE. I'm not sure on that one. They never answers me back. Its going to be a joke on me. Right?

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    riccary said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 9:51 PM

    I'd have to say this was a script taken right from wrestling. Totally a phony race. Come on Johnson, hanging back like he did when he could of went to the front anytime ??? Right..

    This was NASCRAP's orders to try and drum up interests by having a car other than Hendrick up front..

    I don't buy it...There were plenty of empty seats and TV audience was down even for Talladega. That must be a first...

    Could it be the fans are tired of the Hendrick domination with Jr. left out ?

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    Robbygordonfan1 said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 10:19 PM

    I don't think NASCAR is solely to blame for a bad Talladega race last Sunday. I think teams are getting hyper-risk adverse that's why Burton Smith made Bristol a two lane track. I think with the first 80 laps their was some collusion going on to not do anything to jeopardize points and really expensive cars. I was just as bored as Tony Stewart was for most of this race.

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    pamparich said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 10:58 PM

    It's no wonder that NASCAR is declining...Fox is the problem...the three stooges, Rutledge, any Wallaces, any Waltrips...what a shame...they are putting the sport into the crapper...

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    robby_7_fan said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 11:01 PM

    I'm surprised that it it was only a 5% drop. I would have expected it to be a lot higher.

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    azfreebird said:
    Nov 3, 2009 at 6:56 AM

    I can remember seeing those stands filled! I noticed a whole lot of empty seats this year!
    Snoozefest until the end when it became a horrorfest!
    Ratings are going to be down the next 3 weeks too... anyone wanna take that bet?

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    tbyrdman94 said:
    Nov 3, 2009 at 7:40 AM

    Sure was great coverage, what I saw when I was awake. The post race coverage? Was there any?
    Of couse the winner, but not to much time there, had to go a 15 place, 20 place, but not 1 time did they go to the 2nd place finisher. Not a Hendrick car.

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