http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2009/07/nascar-ends-with-thud-on-tnt.html

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)
4.8 mil



2008
Sat., 7/12/08
Busch
TNT
3.2 (3.7)
5.1 mil



2007
Sun., 7/15/07
Stewart
TNT
4.0 (4.8)
6.4 mil



2006
Sun., 7/9/06
Gordon
TNT
4.2 (5.1)
6.8 mil



2005
Sun., 7/10/05
Earnhardt, Jr.
NBC
5.7/13
9.0 mil



2004
Sun., 7/11/04
Stewart
NBC
5.5/13
8.7 mil



2003
Sun., 7/13/03
Newman
NBC
5.4/14
8.1 mil



2002
Sun., 7/14/02
Harvick
NBC
5.3/14
8.1 mil



2001
Sun., 7/15/01
Harvick
NBC
5.6/14
n/a

On Jul 14, 8:03�pm, Tim Shelton <noemail1... (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:
If I could hear the roar of the Engines without the non stop-
idiotic chatter from the
announcers...it would be just fine. But that wont happen. And of
course .. we now
are going to be subjected to theeeeee worsssst in the known world....
PUNCH DRUNK JABBER JARRETT AND COMPANY...for 18 yes 18 races.
That ---- folks is real Torture

"Tim Shelton" <noemail1543 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

if you hate NA$CAR so much why post on the group?
is it because you are an asswipe? why yes it is.

"TMC" <tmc1982 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

The effects of the loss of Dale Earnhardt cannot be overstated.

"RickyBobby" <nascar42 (AT) cox (DOT) net> wrote

Dale Sr had nothing to do with the economy, The Chase, the lucky dog, the
CoT, G,W,C finishes, phantom cautions, or any of the other stupid tweaks
that "Brain" France has implemented. The old school fans have been chased
away, the new school fans didn't stick around and only us "tweeners" are
left.

On Jul 15, 7:19*am, "Mike/Speeed" <speeedracerREM... (AT) verizon (DOT) net>
wrote:
Well, "tweener" is better than "senior," which is what I really am.
LOL.

N.

Tim Shelton <noemail1543 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in
news:d4eq5510l35lkk81qg1bmb01icac06jb27 (AT) ccr (DOT) org:

Get rid of ovals, rules, that stupid and hideous car, and yellow flags, I
might then be bothered to watch.