"I think ESPN rightly wanted to own and operate and produce RedZone outright because of the galactic popularity of the show. But the NFL, for their reasons, wanted to retain control of the production of RedZone."
Compared to the average of 2.39 million viewers for NASCAR races on FS1 last year, the presentation of the NASCAR Cup Series race from Phoenix Raceway was up 18%.
This Sunday's NASCAR EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, TX had 3.3 million viewers, a six percent increase from 2023.
"I think ESPN rightly wanted to own and operate and produce RedZone outright because of the galactic popularity of the show. But the NFL, for their reasons, wanted to retain control of the production of RedZone."