Despite initial figures indicating that ratings for Saturday’s
Preakness Stakes broadcast on NBC were down, the final viewership
figures released Tuesday by the network showed instead that more viewers
watched the television program this year than last year.
According to the network, the broadcast was watched by 8.8 million
viewers, up 5 percent over last year’s viewership of 8.4 million. The
viewership numbers are calculated by Nielsen, the ratings company that
provides data to the networks.
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