U.S. Open ratings drop on Saturday and Sunday.

Ratings for the U.S. Open were significantly hampered by rain over the weekend.

NBC averaged a 4.7/12 final rating for third and final round coverage of the U.S. Open from 1:30-8:09 PM Sunday, down 37% from a 7.5/17 for final round coverage on the comparable day last year, and tied as the lowest rating for Sunday coverage of the U.S. Open since ’88.

Ratings peaked at a 5.6 from 4:45-5:00 PM. From 5:45-8:09 PM, which featured the beginning of the final round, NBC averaged a 4.6 rating.

Second and third round coverage on Saturday drew a 3.4/9 from 2-8 PM, down 26% from a 4.6/11 for third round coverage on the comparable day in ’08. From 5:30-8 PM, which featured the beginning of the third round, NBC averaged a 3.1.

Ratings for Monday’s conclusion of the final round were not immediately available.

Overall, NBC averaged a 4.1 rating for coverage of the U.S. Open on Saturday and Sunday, the third-lowest two-day average for the tournament since at least ’82.

Ratings for Saturday/Sunday coverage of the U.S. Open since ’82.
Source: Sports Business Daily
Asterisk (*) indicates tournament ended on a Monday

Year	Net	Sat.	Sun.	Two day avg
2009*	NBC	3.4/9	4.7/12	4.1
2008*	NBC	4.6/11	7.5/17	6.1
2007	NBC	4.1/11	6.4/16	5.3
2006	NBC	3.2/9	4.7/12	3.9
2005	NBC	4.0/12	5.6/15	4.8
2004	NBC	4.5/13	5.5/15	5.0
2003	NBC	4.6/13	4.9/13	4.8
2002	NBC	6.0/17	8.9/22	7.5
2001*	NBC	5.3/15	7.2/19	6.2
2000	NBC	5.7/15	8.1/21	6.7
1999	NBC	4.8/15	6.8/19	5.8
1998	NBC	4.7/15	6.0/17	5.4
1997	NBC	5.4/18	6.8/21	6.1
1996	NBC	4.1/14	5.3/17	4.7
1995	NBC	4.4/16	5.6/18	5.0
1994*	ABC	4.5/15	4.8/15	4.7
1993	ABC	4.2/15	5.4/17	4.8
1992	ABC	4.4/14	7.0/19	5.7
1991*	ABC	3.6/13	4.7/15	4.2
1990*	ABC	3.9/14	5.8/19	4.9
1989	ABC	4.2/14	6.2/20	5.0
1988*	ABC	3.6/12	4.5/13	4.0
1987	ABC	5.5/17	7.6/20	6.5
1986	ABC	4.8/17	6.4/20	5.6
1985	ABC	5.3/16	7.3/21	6.3
1984*	ABC	5.5/17	6.3/18	5.9
1983*	ABC	4.8/15	7.5/22	5.9
1982	ABC	6.3/19	7.5/22	6.9