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Atlanta sports fans had a wide array Sunday to choose from on TV, including auto racing, baseball, soccer, golf, tennis….
Here’s how they chose:
NASCAR’s weather-delayed Coca-Cola 600 posted a 2.7 rating in the Atlanta TV market, meaning 2.7 percent of the market’s households — or roughly 65,000 homes — watched the race on average.
The Indianapolis 500 garnered a 2.3 rating here, equaling an audience of about 55,000 homes.
The PGA Tour event at Colonial, won by former Georgia golfer Kevin Kisner, drew a 1.8 rating, about 43,000 local homes.
The Braves-Giants game drew a 1.4 rating, about 34,000 homes.
The Atlanta United-NYCFC match drew a 0.9 rating, about 22,000 homes.
Both the French Open’s first round and the Mets-Pirates baseball game drew 0.6 ratings here, equaling local audiences of about 14,500 homes each.
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