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I think if you take away all the squabbling in TCM, the class is still enjoyable to watch but...
Its place in the pecking order is lower now with the advent of newly introduced classes such as TA2, S5000 etc. Both these classes appeal to fans of loud v8 machines, S5000 is your ultimate semi-affordable wings and slick class.
While TA2 is the most affordable way to go v8 sedan racing in Australia by a large margin, the reason there are now almost 80 cars here. It is quite possible many fans of this class aspire to own the road version of a camaro or mustang or even wish to one day purchase a ta2 racecar themselves.
TCR appeal is to a different crowd, a more European demographic that grew up on 4 cylinder racing. TCR is also a semi pro class in Australia, fit somewhere around Super2 level.
TCM needs to face it that while popular among an older demographic of fans, it now sits among a large group of competing classes with similar and sometimes growing popularity. Moving back to Supercar broadcast's is not a simple answer as there is still competition for a place with Super2, GT3, SuperUtes, Toyota 63 series etc
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