NBC Sports’ coverage of the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series at Pocono Raceway and the NTT IndyCar Series doubleheader from Iowa Speedway delivered viewership milestones across both NBC and USA Network this past weekend, according to data provided by The Nielsen Company and Adobe Analytics.
NASCAR CUP AND XFINITY SERIES
Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Pocono 400 on USA Network averaged a TAD of 2.834 million viewers, up 8% compared to last year’s race (2.623 million) to rank as NBC Sports’ most-watched Cup Series race on cable since 2019 (Michigan, NBCSN, 2.929 million).
It was the most-watched sports event of the week on cable and second most-watched sports event of the weekend on all networks behind Sunday’s Final Round coverage of the 151st Open Championship on NBC, and the most-watched Pocono race since 2017.
Cup Series qualifying on USA Network averaged 455,000 viewers, up 22% compared with last year’s average on the network.
Overall, NBC Sports is off to its most-watched NASCAR Cup Series season since 2018, averaging a TAD of 2.887 million viewers through five races.
Additionally, the Xfinity Series saw viewership gains on USA Network: