Would the tendency of a disinterest in Formula 1 confirm in the United States? Sunday, during the Miami Grand Prix, the generalist channel ABC-which broadcasts certain rounds of the discipline across the Atlantic, in particular the GP of Miami-recorded a significant drop in television audiences compared to the 2024 edition. This year, the Floridian round won by Oscar Piastri attracted an average of 2.17 million viewers, against an average of 3.07 million viewers last year. An impressive drop of around 30 % between the last two editions …
If the 2025 hearings remain slightly higher than those of 2023 (+ around 7%), this sharp decline questions while the Miami GP has just signed a 10 -year contract extension with the F1 until the 2041 season, a record. In 2024, the race was broadcast just after a decisive match in the NBA, which could explain the record hearings established last year and therefore, the decrease known this year.
The Floridian event, organized around the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, was considered a decisive test for ESPN-official diffuser of Formula 1 in the United States-which assesses if it intends to extend its media rights contract for F1, which expires at the end of this season. On Sunday, around 2.4 million viewers watched the Miami Grand Prix on ESPN (against an average of 3.1 million spectators in 2024, a drop of 22.5%). However, the 2025 edition remains the third most watched F1 race on American television. The first four places are all occupied by the Miami GP.
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