The 108th Indy 500 experienced a rain delay but drew its largest audience in three years, with 5.34 million viewers on NBC. The race saw an 8% increase in viewership from last year and peaked at 6.46 million viewers during the closing laps.
Despite the rain delay, the 108th running of the #Indy500 was up 8% in viewership over last year. ๐บ๐ https://t.co/rih1LMks5Z
The #Indy500 on NBC drew 5.34 million viewers from 4:45-8:15pm ET, the highest audience since 2021 ๐ A rain delay of close to four hours pushed the race into primetime on Sunday night, resulting in an 8% increase from 2023. ๐ฐ | @AustinKarp:
Despite enduring a four-hour weather delay, the 108th Indy 500 saw its largest audience in three years. https://t.co/pPw4aaewND
Yesterdayโs Indy 500 averaged 5.344 million viewers across both NBC & Peacock, according to preliminary figures from the network. Registers 8% growth on last year (4.927 million) & 10% up on 2022 (4.837 million). Audience Sunday peaked at 6.46 million over the closing laps.
With the #Indy500 delayed for rain, fans resorted to racing themselves ๐ https://t.co/EPHAHoeVds (via @IndyCaronNBC)