The PGA Genesis Open coverage on CBS garnered 1.9 million viewers on Saturday and 3.245 million viewers on Sunday, ranking behind only the NBA All-Star game and All Star Saturday night coverage for the week. Fox TV attracted 6.0 million viewers for the rescheduled Daytona 500 on Monday, with William Byron winning. The viewership was down 27% from the previous year's Sunday broadcast but 22% higher than the 2021 event. The top five markets for the Daytona 500 were Greensboro with 8.0, followed by Greenville, Charlotte, Indy, and Louisville, all with significant viewership.
Monday (2/19) sports ratings: -- PPD Daytona 500 nears low, but laps field -- Plus: Daytona Xfinity race, plus Presidents Day matinees on FOX (WCBB) and ESPN (NHL) https://t.co/dL0fHLN6zR
Top five markets for the Daytona 500: 1) Greensboro - 8.0 2) Greenville - 7.1 3) Charlotte - 6.0 3) Indy - 6.0 3) Louisville - 6.0 🔲 The precise viewership was 5.964 million. 🔲 For comparison, @NASCARChicago got 4.632 million, and the Chicago market that day got a 9.3 rating. https://t.co/hfC9xVczrb
Fox received 6.0 million million viewers for this year's Daytona 500, which was moved to Monday because of rain. https://t.co/ulIaCZKntt
Per FOX: The 66th running of the Daytona 500 posted 5,964,000 viewers for the make-up race on Monday which saw William Byron take the checkered flag. •Off 27% from last year’s showing of 8,173,000 viewers that aired as scheduled on a Sunday. •22% better than 2021’s…
.@FoxTV got 6.0 million viewers for Monday's re-scheduled Daytona 500. 🔲 The last rain-impacted Daytona 500 in 2021 got 4.83 million viewers but that race finished Sunday night. 🔲 The last time there was a Monday finish was 2020 when Trump came; that got 7.33 million viewers. https://t.co/P4fMHHV1Hz
Saturday (2/17) sports ratings: -- NBA All-Star Saturday Night tops charts -- Plus: PGA Tour, college hoops, UFC, NHL Stadium Series and more https://t.co/tgvQ0ZZIg7
PGA Genesis Open coverage on CBS: Saturday: 1.9 million Sunday: 3.245 million For the week, it trailed only the NBA All-Star game and All Star Saturday night coverage.