Several More People Watched Frys.com Final Round This Year!
/Great news for wraparound golf as the PGA Tour’s season-opening Frys.com Open final round went from a 0.1 final round with a 187,000 viewer average in 2013, to a .2 and 219,000 average in 2014. Growth!
Even better, the final day didn’t suffer the embarrassment of losing to the Big Break this year, as last year’s final round did when NFL players made up the cast. This year’s Tuesday broadcast of Big Break Myrtle Beach drew a .1 and 94,000 viewer average compared to 227,000 last year watching the NFLers do the long-running reality show.
Douglas Pucci at Awful Announcing with the numbers showing Golf Channel up slightly for the week overall compared to last year.
Also worth noting for those thinking a Saturday/away-from-the-NFL finish might be better in the fall: the third round Frys.com Open telecast tied for 6th with the Champions Tour event proceeding it, both registering a .1 and 141,000 viewers.
**For whatever it's worth, Jim Peltz looks at the drop in NASCAR ratings for the revamped Chase. The numbers are still quite respectable compared to the MLB playoffs and certainly golf's playoffs.
