With so many stars missing the cut, any increase is good news — but weekend US Open ratings remained at historic lows in the metered markets.
Sunday’s final round of the U.S. Open earned a 3.6 overnight rating on FOX, up a tick from last year (3.5) but down 5% from 2016 (3.8).
Brooks Koepka‘s second-straight win, which peaked at a 6.1 from 6-6:30 PM ET, tops only last year and 2014 (3.3, NBC) as the lowest rated final round of the tournament on record.
This year was the fourth of the past five in which final round coverage had less than a 4.0 overnight. From 1989-2013, the final round had at least a 5.0 each year. That 25-year run included a 6.1 five years ago and an 8.5 ten years ago (when Tiger Woods won in a playoff).
The U.S. Open was not the top sporting event of the weekend. The Mexico-Germany FIFA World Cup match had a 4.3 on Telemundo (and a 3.2 on FS1).
Third round coverage on Saturday drew a 2.8 overnight, up 8% from last year (2.6) and the highest since 2015 (3.4). The 2.8 is the fourth-lowest third round overnight on record.
All four rounds of the tournament posted an increase over last year.
