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TNT’s NASCAR Return Averages 2.1M Viewers, Trails FS1 and Prime Video

NASCAR’s media rights overhaul leaves viewers juggling six services to watch every Cup race.

NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace (23) speaks with TNT Sports hosts after winning the Brickyard 400 on Sunday, July 27, 2025, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (© HG Biggs/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
The Indianapolis Star

Overview

  • TNT averaged 2.1 million viewers per race on TNT and truTV over its five-race Cup Series package.
  • Amazon Prime Video led the new partners with an average of 2.16 million viewers, while FS1’s eight races drew 2.5 million per event.
  • Sunday’s Brickyard 400 attracted 2.45 million viewers, marking its smallest audience since 1994 and a 33 percent drop from last year.
  • Nielsen’s figures exclude HBO Max streams, pushing the median age of TNT’s cable audience to 62, higher than Prime Video’s 56.
  • Under NASCAR’s new 2025–2031 rights deals, fans now need access to Fox, FS1, Prime Video, TNT, NBC and USA to see every Cup race.