{"id":12122,"date":"2022-10-29T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-29T12:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=12122"},"modified":"2022-11-28T11:15:46","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T16:15:46","slug":"f1-tv-ratings-the-united-states-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2022\/10\/29\/f1-tv-ratings-the-united-states-grand-prix\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 TV Ratings: The United States Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"

The F1 Tv ratings struggled to keep up with the rising trend once again this weekend. Why was that and what does the future look like?<\/h3>\n

This weekend’s race saw Red Bull win the Constructors’ Championship, and Lewis Hamilton fighting for a race win once again. It was an exciting race to say the least, but ESPN once again had a drop in viewers from last season. This time it was a drop of 9% compared to the 2021 US Grand Prix. Though the F1 TV ratings on ESPN have had a steady growth all season that is two races<\/a> in a row that have seen a drop.<\/p>\n

Contributing Factors<\/h3>\n

While the circuit saw 450,000 pass through the turnstiles over the course of the weekend in Austin, TV coverage had several obstacles to overcome. First, the race started at about 3 p.m. on the East Coast, which is towards the end of the early NFL games on Sundays. One thing that is certain about American TV is that the NFL is king. Second, NASCAR<\/a> was racing at the same time, is in the midst of its playoffs, and is still the dominant motorsport in America. Finally, unlike last season the Drivers’ Championship battle is over. Losing the Hamilton vs. Verstappen title fight surely impacted ratings.<\/p>\n

Season Trends for Ratings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Race<\/strong><\/td>\nTV Rating<\/strong><\/td>\nAudience<\/strong><\/td>\n2021 Rating<\/strong><\/td>\n2021 Audience<\/strong><\/td>\nDifferen<\/strong>ce<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belgian GP<\/td>\n0.57<\/td>\n1.045 M<\/td>\n0.39<\/td>\n637 K<\/td>\n64%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dutch GP<\/td>\n0.62<\/td>\n1.148 M<\/td>\n0.53<\/td>\n870 K<\/td>\n32%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Italian GP<\/td>\n0.53<\/td>\n0.995 K<\/td>\n0.53<\/td>\n880 K<\/td>\n31%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Singapore GP<\/td>\n0.54<\/td>\n1.036 M<\/td>\n0.37<\/td>\n574 K (2019)<\/td>\n80%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Japan GP<\/td>\n0.28<\/td>\n.549 K<\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n756 K (2019)<\/td>\n-27%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
US GP<\/td>\n0.64<\/td>\n1.113 M<\/td>\n0.72<\/td>\n1.225 M<\/td>\n-9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Totals\/Avg<\/strong><\/td>\n0.53<\/strong><\/td>\n.981 K<\/strong><\/td>\n0.507<\/strong><\/td>\n824<\/strong><\/td>\n29%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
Data for the table can be found on this website<\/a><\/h5>\n
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#F1<\/a> fans come through again – 1.3 million tune in for #USGP<\/a> at @COTA<\/a> on @ABCNetwork<\/a> <\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfc1Third-largest viewership on record for USGP
\ud83c\udfc1Peak of 1.6 million 4:30-4:45p ET
\ud83c\udfc1@F1<\/a> races averaging 1.2 million in '22, up 29 pct over '21 pic.twitter.com\/IBt7Oz1vAg<\/a><\/p>\n

— Andy Hall (@AndyHallESPN) October 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n