Fox's telecast of a NASCAR race, the first live sports events on network TV in more than two months, delivered ratings that saw a marked jump over the previous race on March 8
Fox's telecast of a NASCAR race in Darlington, South Carolina delivered 6.32 million viewers, a 38 percent jump over the previous race on March 8. Like other major pro sports leagues, NASCAR shut down in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
NBC also brought back live sports Sunday with a golf event, TaylorMade Driving Relief. Numbers for the four-man skins match, featuring Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff, weren't available at publication time.Both of Sunday's events were limited to participants and support teams and a limited television crew, with no fans in attendance. Announcers called the action from remote locations.
Aside from the season-opening Daytona 500, Sunday's NASCAR Cup race as the most-watched on any network since March 2017. The circuit's four previous races this season averaged 5.55 million viewers on Fox, led by the 7.33 million for a rain-delayed Daytona 500. During the two months between live races, NASCAR and Fox Sports found some success with virtual races, averaging around 1 million viewers for a series of iRacing events featuring Cup series drivers. But those numbers paled in comparison to Sunday's live event.
The handful of sports-related events that have aired recently have drawn sizable audiences. The NFL Draft in April set an
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