ABC’s live telecast of the Canadian Grand Prix last Sunday averaged 1.9 million viewers, the largest audience ever for the event on U.S. television.

Hulman & Company CEO Mark Miles heard from somebody different every day the past several months about the pending new television deal for the Verizon IndyCar Series. He'd get a call that said a source told them IndyCar was going to stay with ABC/ESPN, followed by another one that had...

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ESPN, which took over the rights to Formula 1 from NBC Sports at the end of last year, has released its broadcast schedule for the 2018 F1 season, which will air on ESPN and ABC platforms in the United States.Under the new multi-year linear and digital partnership, all 21 races...

ESPN SportsCenter presenter Nicole Briscoe will host ABC's telecast of the Indianapolis 500. Briscoe, who has just finalized a multi-year contract extension with the network, will anchor the one-hour pre-race show and bring viewers back from commercial breaks during the race itself. "I feel like this homecoming is a long...

The recent announcement that ESPN was granted the new U.S. broadcast deal for Formula 1 in 2018 ranked high on the surprise scale, but was a little thin on the details.What kind of coverage can American fans expect to see when they tune in next year? How do ESPN's visions...

Formula 1 will air on ESPN and ABC in the United States from 2018.Under the new multi-year linear and digital partnership, all 21 races will air live on ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC. More than 125 hours of Formula 1 programming, including all practice sessions, qualifying and races, will be shown...

UPDATE: The ABC telecast of the 101st Indianapolis 500 earned a 3.4 final national rating, averaging 5.5 million viewers. That is down from a 3.9/6.0m final in 2016.The Coca-Cola 600 finished with a 2.8 rating and averaged 4.6 million viewers, down from a 3.4/5.7m last year. It is the third...

The month of May got busier last weekend with Formula 1, IndyCar and NASCAR all in action, and the TV numbers yielded some promising news.The Verizon IndyCar Series was back on broadcast network ABC for the GP of Indianapolis, with Saturday's telecast securing an 0.66 rating, averaging 969,000 households. That's...

The 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series got off to a solid if slightly disappointing start TV wise at St. Petersburg. The live telecast on ABC scored a 0.80 rating, averaging 1.2 million household viewers. That's down from a 0.97/1.4m for last year's broadcast on the same network, but up over 2015...