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First FOX broadcast delivers ratings increase for St. Pete
The numbers are in for FOX’s first IndyCar Series broadcast and the audience who watched Alex Palou and Josef Newgarden battle for victory was measured at 1.417 million viewers, a steep increase from last year’s race.
Using the previous St. Petersburg race as a guide, the live 2024 broadcast on NBC generated an audience of 974,700 combined viewers using the TAD (Total Audience Delivery) metric that includes live streaming. FOX does not use TAD.
In the move to FOX, IndyCar received an audience increase of 442,300 viewers, and according to the broadcaster, ranks as the most-watched IndyCar race on network television (outside the Indy 500) in 14 years.
Minus streaming info, FOX Sports also reported Friday’s airing of opening practice on its FOX Sports 1 cable channel had 95,000 viewers.
Marshall Pruett
The 2026 season marks Marshall Pruett's 40th year working in the sport. In his role today for RACER, Pruett covers open-wheel and sports car racing as a writer, reporter, photographer, and filmmaker. In his previous career, he served as a mechanic, engineer, and team manager in a variety of series, including IndyCar, IMSA, and World Challenge.
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