Ratings for every PGA Tour event in 2009, leading up to the rain-soaked start of the U.S. Open. CBS and NBC have averaged a 2.6 rating for final round coverage of 19 PGA events, even with the comparable events last year. This excludes the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, which was rained out in February.
Ratings for final round coverage of PGA Tour events in ’09.
| Date | Time | Net | Event | Rating | vs. ’08 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun., 2/1/09 | 3:00 PM | CBS | FBR Open |
1.3
|
-43% |
| Sun., 2/8/09 | 3:00 PM | CBS | Buick Invitational |
2.0
|
-52% |
| Sun., 2/22/09 | 3:00 PM | CBS | Northern Trust Open |
3.3
|
32% |
| Sun., 3/1/09 | 2:00 PM | NBC | WGC Accenture Match Play Championship |
1.9
|
-37% |
| Sun., 3/8/09 | 2:00 PM | NBC | Honda Classic |
1.5
|
-29% |
| Sun., 3/15/09 | 3:00 PM | NBC | WGC-CA Championship |
3.4
|
13% |
| Sun., 3/22/09 | 3:03 PM | NBC | Transitions Championship |
1.7
|
-11% |
| Sun., 3/29/09 | 2:30 PM | NBC | Arnold Palmer Invitational |
4.4
|
26% |
| Sun., 4/5/09 | 3:01 PM | NBC | Shell Houston Open |
2.3
|
53% |
| Sun., 4/12/09 | 2:00 PM | CBS | The Masters |
8.3
|
-3% |
| Sun., 4/19/09 | 3:00 PM | CBS | Verizon Heritage |
1.7
|
6% |
| Sun., 4/26/09 | 3:42 PM | CBS | Zurich Classic of New Orleans |
1.5
|
-6% |
| Sun., 5/3/09 | 3:00 PM | CBS | Quail Hollow Championship |
3.7
|
131% |
| Sun., 5/10/09 | 2:00 PM | NBC | The Players Championship |
3.6
|
16% |
| Sun., 5/17/09 | 3:00 PM | CBS | Valero Texas Open |
1.7
|
0% |
| Sun., 5/24/09 | 3:00 PM | CBS | HP Byron Nelson Championship |
1.2
|
-33% |
| Sun., 5/31/09 | 3:00 PM | CBS | Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial |
1.5
|
-12% |
| Sun., 6/7/09 | 2:30 PM | CBS | The Memorial |
3.2
|
100% |
| Sun., 6/14/09 | 3:00 PM | CBS | St. Jude Classic |
1.8
|
-5% |
|
Average rating
|
2.6
|
-0% | |||
Chart of PGA Tour ratings in ’09.
