NBC Sports has revealed that the 47th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, won by Josef Newgarden after a close three-way battle in the final stint, generated the most viewers of the race since NBC replaced ABC as the event’s broadcast channel in 2009. It means IndyCar viewership through the first three rounds is the best in 19 years.
The GP Long Beach averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 1.078 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, an increase of 13 compared with last year, despite last September’s edition being the championship finale. Viewership for the race peaked towards its final 15 minutes, when even the TV audience alone reached 1.251 million viewers. The race also posted a 0.64 household rating.
Powered by Peacock, the GPLB delivered an Average Minute Audience (AMA) of 22,900 viewers, the second-highest (barring the Indianapolis 500) streaming audience on record for an IndyCar race behind only February’s season-opener, the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in Florida….
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