Airing for the second time on NBC, ratings and viewership declined for the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco. In other news, the PGA Crowne Plaza Invitational hit a four-year low, and ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball narrowly avoided a season-low.
F1 Grand Prix of Monaco Down on NBC
- Sunday’s Formula 1 Grand Prix of Monaco earned a 0.9 final rating and 1.3 million viewers on NBC, down a tick in ratings and 13% in viewership from last year (1.0, 1.5M). Though down from last year’s inaugural appearance on NBC, viewership for the race was still up 204% from the 2012 edition on Speed Channel (427K).
Four-Year Low For PGA Crowne Plaza Invitational
- Final round coverage of the PGA Tour Crowne Plaza Invitational earned a 1.3 final rating and 1.8 million viewers on CBS last Sunday, down 13% in ratings and 16% in viewership from last year (1.5, 2.2M), and the lowest rated final round since 2010 (0.9). Saturday’s third round action drew a 0.7 and 1.0 million, down 22% and 17%, respectively, from 2010 (0.9, 1.2M).
Cards/Reds Nears Sunday Night Season-Low
- Last week’s Cardinals/Reds Sunday Night Baseball game drew a 0.9 U.S. rating and 1.5 million viewers, flat in ratings but up 20% in viewership from Braves/Mets last year (0.9, 1.2M), and the second-least watched Sunday night game of the season. Only Cardinals/Pirates two weeks earlier (1.4M) earned a smaller audience.
(Weekend numbers from Sports Business Daily)
