zzdcar
Home
/
Reviews
/
Racing
/
2022 Was IndyCar's Most-Watched Season in Years
2022 Was IndyCar's Most-Watched Season in Years-October 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:10:48

Image for article titled 2022 Was IndyCar's Most-Watched Season in Years

IndyCar’s promising 2022 season has returned the fruits of the series’ labor: The sport’s viewership numbers have continued to grow, topping previous NBC records, .

From the article:

NBC Sports’ 2022 coverage of the NTT IndyCar Series delivered the most-watched IndyCar season since 2016 and was the group’s most-watched season on record, NBC reports, having improving on last year’s totals by 5 percent.

The 2022 season averaged a Total Audience Delivery (including streaming viewers) of 1.30 million viewers across NBC, USA Network, Peacock and NBC Sports digital platforms, up from 1.24m in 2021. TAD is based on data from Nielsen and Adobe Analytics.

Further, half of the season’s 16 races saw more than one million viewers, which is the greatest number since 2008. And that’s alongside 1.44 million viewers at St. Pete, the most-watched non-Indy 500 IndyCar event in 11 years.

All that despite IndyCar’s strange schedule this year, which saw a monthlong gap between the season opener and the subsequent race.

There used to be a time when IndyCar actively rivaled both Formula 1 and NASCAR in terms of talent, audience, and desirability. Unfortunately, internal divisions within the sport saw it fracture at the height of its popularity, a decision that ultimately ended up nearly killing American open-wheel as we knew it. The different factions united in 2008 before that could happen, and IndyCar has been fighting an uphill battle for legitimacy ever since.

So, while the current viewership numbers may not be immediately impressive when compared to other sports or even other forms of motorsport, IndyCar’s growth has been consistent for several years — and the growth this past year is a sign that further success is on the horizon.

Comments
Welcome to zzdcar comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Racing
Local Businesses Want Compensation After Allegedly Losing Money During Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix
Local Businesses Want Compensation After Allegedly Losing Money During Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix
If you listen to Formula 1 or local officials from Las Vegas and Clark County, you’d probably think November’s inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix was a success. Some sources estimated that the city of Las Vegas made over $1 billion in revenue from the event — but there were...
Oct 30, 2024
Race Team Would Rather Create A Fake AI Woman Rather Than Hire A Real One
Race Team Would Rather Create A Fake AI Woman Rather Than Hire A Real One
In another unsurprising example of motorsport’s inhospitable mindset toward hiring competent women, the Racing team has announced a new partnership with Ava Rose, a literal , who will... engage with fans? Share knowledge about technology? “Navigate the cutting edge of innovation to create positive change” (whatever that means)? I...
Oct 30, 2024
You've Probably Never Heard Of The Coolest Canadian Car Ever Built
You've Probably Never Heard Of The Coolest Canadian Car Ever Built
Name a car from the early 1960s built by a famed racing driver with curvy, lightweight aluminum bodywork, a big American engine, and a reputation for being unruly and fast as all hell. Your first thought was probably the famed Shelby Cobra, did you know there was a who...
Oct 30, 2024
After Delivering 8 Seasons At The Back Of The Grid, Haas F1 Team Dumps Guenther Steiner
After Delivering 8 Seasons At The Back Of The Grid, Haas F1 Team Dumps Guenther Steiner
The partially North Carolina-based squad has determined that after , it needs to mix things up a little. The team’s firebrand has been following an abysmal 2023 season which saw the team score just four points-paying finishes. The team’s , where scored a fourth-place finish, but that season too...
Oct 30, 2024
Get Ready To Spend All Your Money On Retro Formula 1 Merch
Get Ready To Spend All Your Money On Retro Formula 1 Merch
Fellow nerds, get ready to open your wallets, because I’ve found what may be the greatest store of all time. With designs from Formula 1 teams like , you’re sure to find something that fits your particular nostalgic niche. I’d like to introduce you to Racing Retro. I first...
Oct 30, 2024
Listen To In-Car Audio From Race Cars While You Work
Listen To In-Car Audio From Race Cars While You Work
If you follow racing in the U.S., you probably already know about the . Most of the episodes are too much of a distraction to put on as background noise while you work, but a couple of recent entries in his series have been working incredibly well for me....
Oct 30, 2024
Copyright 2023-2024 - www.zzdcar.com All Rights Reserved