The Open closes hot for NBC

Sunday’s Final Round of The Open on NBC hand the channel with a 5.0 overnight Nielsen score to tie for the highest-rated Final Round Overnight at The Open since Tiger Woods completed the Career Grand Slam with his win in 2000 on ABC. Coverage was up 38% vs. 2017 and ranked as the highest-rated Final Round for any major championship since 2015, excluding The Masters. On the digital front, Sunday’s Final Round saw 33.9 million minutes streamed, up 67% vs. 2017. Across four days of coverage, the tournament saw 125 million total minutes streamed , up 24% vs. 2017.

“In 2016, we made a commitment to our partners at The R&A to help elevate The Open, golf’s original championship, with U.S. sports fans,” said Mike McCarley, President, Golf, NBC Sports. “Therefore, we’re thrilled with this Sunday’s tremendous display of drama from the greatest golfers in the world. This was a great day for golf. Congratulations to Francesco Molinari, the Champion Golfer of the Year.”

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