Record-Setting Television Ratings for Amp'd Mobile Supercross
AURORA, Ill. (February 8, 2006) – After completing its seventh race
of the 2005-2006 season at Anaheim, California’s Angel Stadium, Amp’d
Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series has been
watched by more fans this season than ever before in the sport’s
history, garnering impressive consistent television ratings on both CBS
Sports and SPEED.
Amp’d Mobile Supercross has put together back to back weekend ratings
of 1.5 and 1.3 on CBS Sports for the Anaheim 2 and San Francisco
telecasts. Combining the very consistent and strong numbers on the CBS
Sports network television package, along with the strong numbers with
the cable package on SPEED, supercross television viewership is at an
all time high. To date, SPEED has put together an impressive .47 GAA
(gross average audience) per event for households, compared to .36 GAA
per event for households on ESPN2 last season.
“It’s compelling television. The ratings are comparable to regular
season NCAA basketball, the Winter X Games, PBR, and other sport
properties on network television. It’s a great next step in the
evolution of supercross to mainstream America. We have been fortunate
to have some epic Ricky Carmichael and James Stewart battles that have
made for exciting television,” said Ken Hudgens, vice president of
marketing, Amp’d Mobile Supercross. “The CBS numbers, coupled with the
impressive SPEED numbers mean more people are watching supercross on
television at this point in the season than ever before in the history
of the sport. While that’s good, we believe it’s just the start.”
“We are pleased to see supercross off to such a great start with its
debut on CBS Sports,” said Rob Correa, senior vice president,
programming, CBS Sports. “The races have been exciting and we look
forward to a strong finish to our first supercross season.”
“SPEED certainly expected a strong ratings performance from this
popular sports property,” said Hunter Nickell, SPEED executive vice
president & general manager. “It’s loaded with some of today’s most
well-known racing talent, Amp’d Mobile Supercross is one helluva show
and SPEED delivers the best motor sports coverage on television. That’s
a combination that can’t be beat.”
In fact, SPEED’s supercross ratings to date already are equal or better
than cable ratings for the series last season on ESPN2, with a very
similar number of households carrying both cable networks.
“When a fan is looking for the most action and the most insight in the
world of racing, he or she turns to SPEED without hesitation,” Nickell
added. “When it comes to actual audience sizes for motorsports events
on television, SPEED’s numbers are often equal to or greater than
audiences on larger networks. We’ve seen that with the NASCAR Craftsman
Truck Series and now we are seeing the beginnings of that with Amp’d
Mobile Supercross.”
The remaining CBS Sports and SPEED television schedule of Amp’d Mobile Supercross:
Event Date City Class
Network Airdate Air time
Feb 4, 2006 Anaheim SX Lites SPEED Feb 12, 2006 6pm EST
Feb 11, 2006 San Diego Supercross
CBS Feb 12, 2006 12pm
EST
Feb 11, 2006 San Diego SX Lites
SPEED Feb 18, 2006 6pm EST
Feb 18, 2006 St Louis Supercross
CBS Feb 19, 2006
12:30pm EST
Feb 18, 2006 St Louis SX Lites
SPEED Feb 25, 2006 6pm EST
Feb 25, 2006 Atlanta Supercross
SPEED Feb 26, 2006 6pm EST
Feb 25, 2006 Atlanta SX Lites
SPEED March 4, 2006 6pm EST
March 4, 2006 Indianapolis Supercross SPEED March 5, 2006 6pm EST
March 4, 2006 Indianapolis SX Lites SPEED March 12, 2006 6pm EST
March 10, 2006 Daytona Both Classes SPEED March 10, 2006 9:30pm EST
March 18, 2006 Orlando Supercross SPEED March 19, 2006 6pm EST
March 18, 2006 Orlando SX Lites SPEED March 25, 2006 6pm EST
March 25, 2006 Detroit Supercross SPEED March 26, 2006 6pm EST
March 25, 2006 Detroit SX Lites
SPEED April 2, 2006 5pm EST
April 1, 2006 Houston Supercross SPEED April 2, 2006 6pm EST
April 1, 2006 Houston SX Lites
SPEED April 9, 2006 6pm EST
April 22, 2006 Irving Supercross SPEED April 23, 2006 6pm EST
April 22, 2006 Irving SX Lites
SPEED April 29, 2006 6pm EST
April 29, 2006 Seattle Supercross
CBS April 30, 2006 12:30pm EST
April 29, 2006 Seattle SX Lites
SPEED May 6, 2006 8pm EST
May 6, 2006 Las Vegas Supercross SPEED May 7, 2006 6pm EST
May 6, 2006 Las Vegas SX Lites SPEED May 13, 2006 8pm EST
Supercross LIVE!, the only place on the planet to catch Amp’d Mobile
Supercross live at home, is available for fans at every race, starting
at 7:00 p.m. local time at supercross.cc.com. Listen as Supercross
LIVE! hosts Jim Holley and Jason Weigandt capture the live race call, a
pre-race show, a post-race show, post-race press conference, on-air
industry guests and celebrities, in-depth interviews, promotions,
call-ins and more. In 2004-2005, more than a three-quarters-of-million
listeners logged on to Supercross LIVE!
For more information about the Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp’d
Mobile AMA Supercross Series, please log on to www.supercross.cc.com.
For media requests, please contact Denny Hartwig at 630-566-6305 or
e-mail at dennyhartwig@livenation.com.