2/24 – Six-Year Low For Budweiser Shootout

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Budweiser Shootout drew a 4.2 final rating and 7.467 million viewers on FOX Saturday night, down 7% in ratings and 5% in viewership from last year (4.5, 7.847M), and down 5% and 9%, respectively, from 2010 (4.4, 8.187M). The telecast ranks as the lowest rated and least-viewed Budweiser Shootout since 2006, the last year the event aired on cable (3.7, 6.150M, TNT), reported by Sports Media Watch.