This Week In Golf Channel Ratings: LPGA Dislodges The Big Break

Thanks to Son Of The Bronx as always for this week's numbers, which show Golf Channel averaging 90,000 in prime time and 58,000 the rest of the day, up over last week and well up over a year ago (69,000/39,000).

More impressive were the solid numbers for the LPGA Tour's season finale even when it went up against the NFL. Whe the PGA Tour's Mayakoba event was televised live at the same time as football the week before (drawing 116,000 for the final round), the LPGA Tour drew 189,000 for its final round broadcast. That was strong enough to knock off Big Break NFL as the channel's top rated show.

More impressive were the LPGA numbers Saturday (186,000), Friday (167,000) and Thursday (113,000) which all topped the PGA Tour's World Cup from Australia that aired in prime time/late night ET. Note that the LPGA's strong numbers fed some solid ratings for Golf Central pre and postgame shows.

Saturday's World Cup final round telecast was the highest rated, drawing a 111,000.