The Masters Numbers Game

Ratings for third and final round coverage of The Masters since 1982, and first and second round coverage since 1999.

Final round coverage of The Masters hit a peak of 14.1 in ’97, the first year Tiger Woods won the event. That began a string of five straight years of double-digit ratings for final round coverage — including a 13.3 rating for Woods’ ’01 win, the second-highest final round rating since ’82.

Ratings have not hit double-digits since that ’01 tournament.

The last time Woods won The Masters, the final round drew a 9.8 rating (2005).

Ratings For Each Round of The Masters Since ’82 (First/Second Rounds Since ’99)

Year	Dates	Tiger result	First/Second Rounds			Third/Final Rounds
Year	Dates	Tiger result	Net	Thu.	Fri.	Net	Sat.	Sun.
2009	4/9-4/12	T-6th	ESPN	2.4	2.4	CBS	5.3	8.3
2008	4/10-4/13	2nd	ESPN	1.8	2.7	CBS	5.6	8.6
2007	4/5-4/8	T-2nd	USA	1.6	2.1	CBS	5.9	9.1
2006	4/6-4/9	T-3rd	USA	1.8	2.1	CBS	5.3	8.4
2005	4/7-4/10	Won	USA	1.9	1.3	CBS	5.7	9.8
2004	4/8-4/11	T-22nd	USA	1.6	2.4	CBS	5.9	7.3
2003	4/10-4/13	T-15th	USA	PPD	1.7	CBS	5.2	8.3
2002	4/11-4/14	Won	USA	2.0	2.1	CBS	6.4	9.2
2001	4/5-4/8	Won	USA	2.0	2.6	CBS	7.8	13.3
2000	4/6-4/9	5th	USA	1.8	2.3	CBS	5.9	10.0
1999	4/8-4/11	T-18th	USA	—	2.0	CBS	5.0	10.1
1998	4/9-4/12	T-8th	USA	—	—	CBS	6.6	10.2
1997	4/10-4/13	Won	USA	—	—	CBS	7.5	14.1
1996	4/11-4/14	Missed Cut	USA	—	—	CBS	5.8	9.2
1995	4/6-4/9	T-41st	USA	—	—	CBS	5.7	9.8
1994	4/7-4/10	DNP	USA	—	—	CBS	5.8	8.1
1993	4/8-4/11	DNP	USA	—	—	CBS	5.3	6.8
1992	4/9-4/12	DNP	USA	—	—	CBS	4.7	8.7
1991	4/11-4/14	DNP	USA	—	—	CBS	5.8	9.0
1990	4/5-4/8	DNP	USA	—	—	CBS	5.9	10.5
1989	4/6-4/9	DNP	USA	—	—	CBS	5.4	9.9
1988	4/7-4/10	DNP	USA	—	—	CBS	4.4	8.6
1987	4/9-4/12	DNP	USA	—	—	CBS	5.1	9.9
1986	4/10-4/13	DNP	USA	—	—	CBS	5.3	7.5
1985	4/11-4/14	DNP	USA	—	—	CBS	5.1	7.8
1984	4/12-4/15	DNP	USA	—	—	CBS	6.1	8.8
1983	4/7-4/10	DNP	USA	—	—	CBS	7.2	9.3
1982	4/8-4/11	DNP	USA	—	—	CBS	7.0	8.6