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The 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series on The CW Network Delivers Strongest Viewership in Five Years

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The 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series on The CW Network Delivers Strongest Viewership in Five Years BURBANK, Calif.--( BUSINESS WIRE)--The CW Network’s second full year broadcasting the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series concluded on Saturday, November 7, as the most-watched season in five years.

Ratings highlights for the 2026 season include:

Highlights of this season’s championship race from Homestead-Miami Speedway include:

In addition, CW Sports reached 12.3 million total viewers over the weekend across NASCAR, ACC and Pac-12 football, PBR bull riding championship, and college basketball. The NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series will return to The CW next year with the 2027 season beginning on Saturday, February 20, 2027, from the legendary Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

About The CW Network

The CW is one of America’s premier broadcast networks, delivering 18 hours per week of primetime entertainment and children’s programming plus, on average, more than 13 hours of sports programming every weekend. CW Sports is the broadcast home to almost 700 hours of sports programming annually, including the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series; WWE NXT; college football and men’s and women’s basketball from the ACC, Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences; AVP beach volleyball; Professional Bull Riding Team Series; Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) events; and the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. CW Sports content is available on the ESPN App to ESPN Unlimited Plan subscribers. CW Entertainment offers a variety of popular scripted and unscripted programming, including Wild Cards, Sullivan’s Crossing, Police 24/7, Penn & Teller: Fool Us, Scrabble, and Trivial Pursuit. The CW’s primetime and other entertainment programming can be found on the CW App across all major platforms and through a dedicated CW-branded hub on The Roku Channel, featuring more than 800 hours of content. The CW is owned by Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), a leading diversified media company. For more information about The CW, please visit www.cwtv.com.