Recent sports TV ratings news, including the latest NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races and lower ratings for the St. Louis Cardinals on Fox Sports Midwest.
- Over Two Million For Delayed Sprint Cup Race: The delayed NASCAR Sprint Cup Advocare 500 from Atlanta drew 2.161 million viewers on ESPN Tuesday morning. The race was originally scheduled for last Sunday night. Last year’s race, which was run as scheduled, drew 5.517 million viewers. (ESPN)
- Nationwide Series Down From Last Year, 2009: The NASCAR Nationwide Series Great Clips 300 from Atlanta, which ran as scheduled on September 3, drew 1.857 million viewers on ESPN2 — down 2% from last year (1.893M), and down 10% from 2009 (2.052M). (ESPN)
- Cardinals Ratings Down Slightly: Fox Sports Midwest has averaged a 9.0 rating for St. Louis Cardinals games this season, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, down 5% from the same point last year. Despite the decline, the Cardinals are averaging the second-highest local TV rating in Major League Baseball, and the 9.0 average is on pace for the third-highest ever for the team on cable. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch via Fang’s Bites)
