The Open TV ratings – Sports TV Ratings

Final round of The Open, SportCenter, PTI lead cable sports for Monday July 20, 2015

July 21, 2015

The final round of The Open golf championship on ESPN averaged 3.361 million viewers to easily lead Monday’s cable sports programming. That more than last year’s final round which averaged 3.299 million viewers and last year’s final round was on a Sunday. With ~75% of the viewership being over the age of 50, retirees might have made up a big chunk of the number. But the 3.361 million average is just for…

NASCAR Sprint Cup New Hampshire, The Open Golf lead cable sports for Sunday, July 19, 2015

July 21, 2015

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NASCAR Sprint Cup racing from New Hampshire led all cable sports viewing on Sunday averaging 3.674 million viewers and a 0.7 adults 18-49 rating. Third round coverage of The Open Golf Championship on ESPN averaged 3.396 million viewers and a 0.7 adults 18-49 rating. Cable Sports TV Ratings for Sunday July 19, 2015: This is sorted from most-watched to least-watched. Using your browser’s search tool (usually CTRL/CMD+F) might be the faster way to…

The Open Golf, NASCAR Xfinity New Hampshire lead cable sports for Saturday July 18, 2015

July 21, 2015

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Coverage of The Open golf championship on ESPN from 12:56-3:22pm ET on ESPN led all cable sports viewing on Saturday with an average of 2.484 million viewers and a 0.5 adults 18-49 rating. NASCAR Xfinity series from New Hampshire averaged 1.333 million viewers and a 0.2 adults 18-49 rating on NBC Sports Network. Update: not sure why but the UFC Saturday morning/afternoon coverage on Fox Sports 1 wasn’t in the…

The Open Golf 2nd round, Bellator MMA lead cable sports for Friday July 17, 2015

July 20, 2015

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ESPN’s coverage of The Open Golf Championship second round from St. Andrews led a slow cable sports day with an average of 1.77 million viewers at any minute from 7:03am to 5:17pm ET. A four-hour “best of round 2” package from 7-11p averaged 759,000 viewers. On Spike, Bellator MMA averaged 722,000 viewers from 9:00pm to 11:51pm. Cable Sports TV Ratings for Friday July 17, 2015: This is sorted from most-watched to least-watched….

The Open Golf Championship leads cable sports for Thursday July 16, 2015

July 17, 2015

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ESPN’s coverage of The Open Golf Championship from St. Andrews led an otherwise very slow day in the sports world. Things were so slow for Fox Sports 1 that an encore of Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night on Fox Sports 2 out-rated anything on the Fox Sports 1. Cable Sports TV Ratings for Thursday July 16, 2015: Program Net Episode Start End Viewers (000) 18-49 Rtg GOLF: OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP L ESPN 1ST ROUND…