ABC's live telecast of Sunday's inaugural Miami Grand Prix attracted a record average viewership of 2.6 million, the largest audience for a live F1 telecast ever on U.S. television. The race telecast, which aired from 15:30 until 17:36 ET, peaked at 2.9 million average viewers in the 16:45-17:00 quarter-hour as Max Verstappen steered his way to victory. The race averaged 735,000 viewers in the persons aged 18-49 demographic. ABC's full telecast, which included the 90-minute Grand Prix Sunday pre-race show that aired from 14:00 until the race started at 15:30, averaged 2.1 million viewers. Through five races, the 2022 F1 season is averaging 1.4 million viewers per race, up 49 percent over...
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