Final Atlanta TV ratings up 23.1 percent

By SceneDaily Staff
Friday, March 14, 2008

Fox's broadcast of last Sunday's Kobalt Tools 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway earned a final 6.4 Nielsen Media Research rating and a 15 market share, Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Daily reports.

The rating is 23.1 percent higher than the 5.2/12 Fox earned for the Atlanta race last year.

The Daily also reports that Speed says its coverage of Friday's Craftsman Truck Series American Commercial Lines 200 from Atlanta earned a 1.05 coverage rating, an increase of 31.3 percent from a 0.80 last year. This year's race was viewed by 753,000 households, up from 565,000 last year.

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  1. 1
    Joe Shafer said:
    Mar 14, 2008 at 6:25 PM

    It looked like there were a number of empty seats at Atlanta. Maybe more people can't aford to go to the races, and are staying home to watch on TV. This would seem to increase the ratings. Joe Shafer Kansas

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    Joe Shafer said:
    Mar 17, 2008 at 5:50 PM

    It looked like there were a number of empty seats at Atlanta. Maybe more people can't aford to go to the races, and are staying home to watch on TV. This would seem to increase the ratings. Joe Shafer Kansas

  3. 3
    Joe Shafer said:
    Mar 17, 2008 at 6:40 PM

    It looked like there were a number of empty seats at Atlanta. Maybe more people can't aford to go to the races, and are staying home to watch on TV. This would seem to increase the ratings. Joe Shafer Kansas

  4. 4
    Joe Shafer said:
    Mar 17, 2008 at 6:40 PM

    It looked like there were a number of empty seats at Atlanta. Maybe more people can't aford to go to the races, and are staying home to watch on TV. This would seem to increase the ratings. Joe Shafer Kansas

  5. 5
    Joe Shafer said:
    Mar 17, 2008 at 9:18 PM

    It looked like there were a number of empty seats at Atlanta. Maybe more people can't aford to go to the races, and are staying home to watch on TV. This would seem to increase the ratings. Joe Shafer Kansas

  6. 6
    Joe Shafer said:
    Mar 17, 2008 at 9:18 PM

    It looked like there were a number of empty seats at Atlanta. Maybe more people can't aford to go to the races, and are staying home to watch on TV. This would seem to increase the ratings. Joe Shafer Kansas

  7. 7
    Joe Shafer said:
    Mar 17, 2008 at 9:18 PM

    It looked like there were a number of empty seats at Atlanta. Maybe more people can't aford to go to the races, and are staying home to watch on TV. This would seem to increase the ratings. Joe Shafer Kansas

  8. 8
    Joe Shafer said:
    Mar 17, 2008 at 9:18 PM

    It looked like there were a number of empty seats at Atlanta. Maybe more people can't aford to go to the races, and are staying home to watch on TV. This would seem to increase the ratings. Joe Shafer Kansas

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    Joe Shafer said:
    Mar 20, 2008 at 2:52 PM

    It looked like there were a number of empty seats at Atlanta. Maybe more people can't aford to go to the races, and are staying home to watch on TV. This would seem to increase the ratings. Joe Shafer Kansas

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    Joe Shafer said:
    Mar 20, 2008 at 2:52 PM

    It looked like there were a number of empty seats at Atlanta. Maybe more people can't aford to go to the races, and are staying home to watch on TV. This would seem to increase the ratings. Joe Shafer Kansas

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    Joe Shafer said:
    Mar 20, 2008 at 2:52 PM

    It looked like there were a number of empty seats at Atlanta. Maybe more people can't aford to go to the races, and are staying home to watch on TV. This would seem to increase the ratings. Joe Shafer Kansas

  12. 12
    Joe Shafer said:
    Mar 20, 2008 at 2:52 PM

    It looked like there were a number of empty seats at Atlanta. Maybe more people can't aford to go to the races, and are staying home to watch on TV. This would seem to increase the ratings. Joe Shafer Kansas

  13. 13
    Joe Shafer said:
    Mar 20, 2008 at 2:52 PM

    It looked like there were a number of empty seats at Atlanta. Maybe more people can't aford to go to the races, and are staying home to watch on TV. This would seem to increase the ratings. Joe Shafer Kansas

  14. 14
    Joe Shafer said:
    Mar 20, 2008 at 2:52 PM

    It looked like there were a number of empty seats at Atlanta. Maybe more people can't aford to go to the races, and are staying home to watch on TV. This would seem to increase the ratings. Joe Shafer Kansas

  15. 15
    Joe Shafer said:
    Mar 20, 2008 at 2:52 PM

    It looked like there were a number of empty seats at Atlanta. Maybe more people can't aford to go to the races, and are staying home to watch on TV. This would seem to increase the ratings. Joe Shafer Kansas

  16. 16
    Joe Shafer said:
    Mar 20, 2008 at 2:52 PM

    It looked like there were a number of empty seats at Atlanta. Maybe more people can't aford to go to the races, and are staying home to watch on TV. This would seem to increase the ratings. Joe Shafer Kansas

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