Daytona 500 TV ratings

The Daytona 500 has aired exclusively on Fox since 2007. Sunday’s rating and viewership for the 2016 race were the second-lowest for Fox topping only 2014’s race which was hurt by a lengthy rain delay. Daytona 500 TV ratings and viewership 2007-2016: Year HH Ratings/Share Viewers (Millions) 2016 6.6/?? 11.4 2015 7.7/?? 13.36 2014 5.6/10 9.3 2013 9.9/22 16.7 2012 8.0/14 13.7 2011 8.7/20 15.6 2010 7.7/16 13.3 2009 9.2/19 16.0…

The Daytona 500 drew a  6.1 overnight rating, down 16% from last year’s 7.3 overnight household rating in the 56 largest markets (out of 210). That’s still ahead of 2014’s 5.6 overnight rating, but that had a six hour and twenty-two minute rain delay. It’s down a whopping 39% from the 10.0 overnight the 2013 race garnered. Ratings/viewership from 2007-2015 are here.

The Daytona 500 drew a 7.3 overnight household rating in the 56 largest markets (out of 210). That’s up from last year’s 5.6 overnight where there was a six hour and twenty-two minute rain delay, but still down big (27%) from the 10.0 overnight the 2013 race garnered. Update Tuesday February 24 at 11:30a ET: we expected Fox would release final national ratings and viewership on Monday. At the latest,…

The Daytona 500 has aired exclusively on Fox since 2007. Last year’s race was easily the lowest-rated and least-viewed of the bunch, but last year’s race was saddled by a record-long six hour and twenty-two minute rain delay. With no rain in Sunday’s weather forecast for Daytona, the race should easily bounce up off last year’s ratings and viewership lows. As for how high of a bounce, final ratings and…