VERSUS coverage of the race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course got a 0.2 rating with 309,000 viewers, according to numbers tweeted by John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal (@Ourand_SBJ).
Ourand was responding to a tweeted inquiry from @Indy44, whom everyone should immediately follow on Twitter.
Ouch...
Posted by: Dylan | August 11, 2011 at 10:22 PM
not an oval, or rounded rectangle, or chicken egg-shaped race track, and not enough carbon fiber parts and tires flying
Posted by: Brian McKay | August 11, 2011 at 10:33 PM
What was the final rating/viewership for Iowa?
Posted by: Damon | August 12, 2011 at 08:01 AM
The widely reported but never attributed rating for IndyCar race at Iowa Speedway was 0.35, up 33% from the previous year.
Posted by: pressdog | August 12, 2011 at 08:16 AM
We are going to be screwed when we lose all of Danica Patrick's fans next year.
Posted by: Lazy Ass National Sports Guy | August 12, 2011 at 09:46 AM
Also directly opposite NASCAR...New Hampshire likely won't be pretty either.
Posted by: ThatGuy | August 13, 2011 at 07:47 PM
Crap product=crap results! And guess what??? The NFL starts up now and you can kiss more viewers goodbye!!!
Posted by: oldwrench | August 10, 2012 at 03:04 PM