Overnight TV ratings for Phoenix Cup race off 17.6 percent

By SceneDaily Staff
Monday, November 16, 2009

ABC’s broadcast of Sunday’s Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway earned an overnight Nielsen Media Research rating of 2.8, Street and Smith’s SportsBusiness Daily reports.

The figure is 17.6 percent lower than the 3.4 ABC earned overnight for the portion of the 2008 race that it carried before the event was switched to ESPN2.
 

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  1. 1
    juniegirl said:
    Nov 16, 2009 at 2:18 PM

    Well did you ever see a more boring race than yesterday? NASCAR has painted themselves into a corner. How is it possible for one driver to be that much better than everyone else? To drive away at every restart? How? I know JJ is a great driver, but that much better than ALL the rest? I don't buy it. Congrats to him though, as far as I am concerned they should have just handed him the Champ trophy yesterday. I know people that have completely lost interest. Fans of people like Harvick, Newman, Truex...that feel like it's all over. Parity? What's that?

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    Clint33fan said:
    Nov 16, 2009 at 3:49 PM

    i agree

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    osbornk said:
    Nov 16, 2009 at 3:56 PM

    Jimmy would have lapped the field if it was not for fake "debris" cautions. Watching grass grow is more interesting than most NA$CAR races. The lousy racing is made worse by poor broadcasts.

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    yojoromo said:
    Nov 16, 2009 at 4:31 PM

    That was the absolute worse race in Sprint Chase history. Boring and so boring I dozed off a couple of times just to wake up to hear then talking about jimmie johnson. So disgusting that I did not even realized for a while I had dozed. I am like some of the others about the crazy yellow flags for imaginary debris. Give us a break here. Thank God, its almost over! YEA!!

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    Werner said:
    Nov 16, 2009 at 6:38 PM

    i'm going to have to go to more races, cause tv isn't doing it for me...

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    lilmofishin said:
    Nov 16, 2009 at 8:45 PM

    I wonder why

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    daviclar38 said:
    Nov 16, 2009 at 9:04 PM

    I've been listening to the races on radio just like the old days. It's way more entertaining!

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    deyanak said:
    Nov 16, 2009 at 10:05 PM

    NASCAR IS NO LONGER "STOCK" CAR...it's NAXCAR
    thats right naXcar figure it out...

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    sonbon_80918 said:
    Nov 17, 2009 at 12:49 AM

    In the smallest way i feel for jimmie he makes history and nobody cares.Leads laps and wins and is all excited.And still bores everybody.The man and his team is ruining Nascar.

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    Hateda88 said:
    Nov 17, 2009 at 1:58 AM

    And the funny thing is Nascar can't figure out why the ratings are down or the grandstands are empty. I don't know about you all but I'm really tired of Johson. He's a boring pretty boy who is obviously Nascar's favorite. Why not just give him the trophy before the season and let everyone race for another one. Same stuff different day.

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    sandeep_banerjee_83 said:
    Nov 17, 2009 at 8:25 AM

    It'd help if the coverage was like the 80s and 90s ESPN. Now that team knew how to cover a RACE, and not suck on the two Chase contending teams the whole damn race.

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    lgerringer said:
    Nov 17, 2009 at 8:40 AM

    You're kidding me....off 17%?????????
    Oh that's right ....I forgot to watch it myself.

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    xbrownsx said:
    Nov 17, 2009 at 8:48 AM

    If I see that Joey Logano commercial: "I am just starting out ... hold on we can help you with that..." one more time, I will scream. Saw it a week before Daytona and every week since then.
    Home Depot: Have some mercy on us, we get it!!!

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    kylestewart said:
    Nov 17, 2009 at 8:54 AM

    Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. i was so bored i missed the wreck Tony was in. the most exciting part of the race.

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    jimhealey said:
    Nov 17, 2009 at 9:48 AM

    The poll now should also give the option of "all of the above". Vanilla Johnson is boring, the new car is so finicky and NASCAR is "over the top" with rules. For the most part TV follows whoever is running 1-3 and you miss alot of the racing back in the pack.

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    keith308 said:
    Nov 17, 2009 at 10:23 AM

    Nascar will soon be named Vanilla! Nascar racing gives everyone time to take a nap! Brian France has ruined Nascar.

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    larrymo17 said:
    Nov 17, 2009 at 10:52 AM

    nascar should put a survey in racing papers and on the web site let the fans tell nascar what changes they would like to see

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    Carol-88-fan said:
    Nov 17, 2009 at 12:17 PM

    The racing is the best and most exciting it's ever been and the COT is perfect. Just ask France, Helton, Jimmy Spencer and Michael Waltrip.Nascar was very upset with the ESPN guys, for misleading us fans into believing Talledega was boring. So it has to be us, we just aren't as smart as the above mentioned.

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    Robby said:
    Nov 17, 2009 at 10:33 PM

    Different race, same stories: Johnson dominates, there is no large number of passes being made with the exception of pitstops, Jr wrecks/runs out of gas/or has a mechanical problem. Very exciting indeed..

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    nictmb said:
    Nov 18, 2009 at 9:59 PM

    i have to agree with the ratings...booooorrrrriiiinnnnggggg!!! uggg...i haven't fallen asleep during a race in 8 years, and this is the first one! it was horrible!!!
    ...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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    Robbygordonfan1 said:
    Nov 19, 2009 at 1:28 AM

    I don't feel sorry for Johnson, because of the chase he'll be a champion with an asterisk. I really don't know why Cale Yarborough treats Jimmy like he accomplished the same feat as he had.

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    vermontcritter-1 said:
    Nov 19, 2009 at 4:56 AM

    Brain France and Mike Helton need to listen to the fans. The two main reasons that the ratings are down are the Chase, and the COT. How can any of us get excited about JJ winning 4 in a row, especially when the win comes courtesy of a unfair and idiotic points system, and a car that seems to favor certain drivers more than others. The only way to stop the bleeding is to ditch the points system and work on making the COT easier to drive for all teams out there.

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