Six NASCAR Sprint Cup Races On TNT See Average Rating Flat Compared To '11

TNT averaged a 3.1 U.S. rating and 4.98 million viewers for its six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races this season. That rating is flat compared to last season, while the viewership is down 3% compared to 5.125 million viewers. The viewership figure marks the lowest for TNT under its current TV rights deal with NASCAR, which expires after the '14 season. TNT's best audience this season was for the Coke Zero 400 on July 7, which averaged a 3.3 rating and 5.449 million viewers. The race was also simulcast on truTV for the first time. Combining the simulcast audience with TNT's telecast, Turner wrapped its six-race schedule with a 3.2 rating and 5.094 million viewers, which would put the rating up 3%, with viewership flat.

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES AUDIENCE TREND ON TNT DURING CURRENT MEDIA DEAL
YEAR	RATING	VIEWERS (000)
'12	3.1	4,980
'11	3.1	5,125
'10	3.0	4,990
'09	3.3	5,098
'08	3.6	5,722
07	3.5	5,693

'12 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES ON TNT
DATE	DAY	TIME	RACE	TRACK	RAT.	VIEWERS (000)
6/10	Sun.	1:00pm	Pocono 500	Pocono	3.4	5,257
6/17	Sun.	2:30pm	Quicken Loans 400	Michigan	3.2	5,284
6/24	Sun.	3:00pm	Toyota/Save Mart 350	Sonoma	3.3	5,200
6/30	Sat.	7:30pm	Quaker State 400	Kentucky	2.5	3,879
7/7	Sat.	7:30pm	Coke Zero 400*	Daytona	3.3	5,449
7/15	Sun.	1:00pm	Lenox Industrial Tools 301	New Hampshire	3.1	4,775

NOTE: * = Simulcast on truTV, which averaged a 0.5 rating and 735,000 viewers.