The numbers were not great, but the final tournament of the PGA Tour’s Fed Ex Cup was up substantially from last year.
Final round coverage of the PGA Tour FedEx Cup Tour Championship earned a 1.4 final rating and 1.967 million viewers on NBC last Sunday, up 40% in ratings and 37% in viewership from last year (1.0, 1.438M), but down 53% and 57%, respectively, from 2009 (3.0, 4.545M), when Phil Mickelson won the event and Tiger Woods clinched the FedEx Cup.
The 1.4 rating is the second-lowest for the event since 2006 (0.9), the last year the event took place in the month of November.
Last Saturday’s third round coverage drew a 1.0 and 1.371 million viewers, up 11% in ratings and viewership from last year (0.9, 1.239M), but down 52% and 57%, respectively, from 2009 (2.1, 2.907M).
The Tour Championship was the only FedEx Cup tournament to have an increase in ratings for third and final round coverage.
Ratings/Viewership For 2011 FedEx Cup, With Comparisons to 2010
* Due to Hurricane Irene, The Barclays concluded after 54 holes. Sunday rating is for rainout coverage.
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Dates
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Tournament
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Round
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Net
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2011
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2010
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Rating
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Viewers (000)
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Rating
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Viewers (000)
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| Sat., 8/27/11 | The Barclays* |
Third
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CBS |
1.1
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1,542
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1.7
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2,373
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| Sun., 8/28/11 |
Final
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0.7
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1,055
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2.1
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2,929
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| Sun., 9/4/11 | Deutsche Bank Championship |
Third
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NBC |
1.4
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1,960
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1.5
|
2,223
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| Mon., 9/5/11 |
Final
|
1.8
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2,633
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1.9
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2,580
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| Sat., 9/17/11 | BMW Championship |
Third
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NBC |
0.7
|
982
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1.1
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1,477
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| Sun., 9/18/11 |
Final
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0.9
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1,326
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1.3
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1,889
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| Sat., 9/24/11 | The Tour Championship |
Third
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NBC |
1.0
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1,371
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0.9
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1,239
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| Sun., 9/25/11 |
Final
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1.4
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1,967
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1.0
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1,438
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(Nielsen)
