TNT ended its NASCAR run on a low note over the weekend.
The LifeLock.com 400, the final NASCAR race of the season on TNT, drew a 3.0 U.S. rating and 4.8 million viewers on Saturday night, down 6% in ratings and viewership from a 3.2 and 5.1 million for last year’s race.
This marks the lowest rated, least viewed LifeLock.com 400 in the eight-year history of the event. Ratings for the race have declined each of the past four years.
Additionally, the LifeLock.com 400 is the lowest rated, least-viewed NASCAR race of the season.
TNT averaged a 3.3 U.S. rating and 5.3 million viewers for 6 NASCAR races this season, down 8% in ratings and 7% in viewers from a 3.6 and 5.7 million for 6 races in ’08. Excluding the rained-out Coca Cola 600, 18 NASCAR races have averaged a 4.5 rating on FOX and TNT, down 12% from a 5.1 for the comparable 18 races a year ago.
Ratings/viewership for LifeLock.com 400 since ’01.
| Year | Date | Winner | Net | Rating | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Sat., 7/11/09 | Martin | TNT |
3.0 (n/a)
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| 2008 | Sat., 7/12/08 | Busch | TNT | ||
| 2007 | Sun., 7/15/07 | Stewart | TNT | ||
| 2006 | Sun., 7/9/06 | Gordon | TNT | ||
| 2005 | Sun., 7/10/05 | Earnhardt, Jr. | NBC | ||
| 2004 | Sun., 7/11/04 | Stewart | NBC | ||
| 2003 | Sun., 7/13/03 | Newman | NBC | ||
| 2002 | Sun., 7/14/02 | Harvick | NBC | ||
| 2001 | Sun., 7/15/01 | Harvick | NBC |
n/a
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