U.S. Open reports huge ratings on NBC, Peacock, peaking at 9.3 million viewers
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NBC is calling it the most-viewed east coast U.S. Open in 13 years. In a news release sent Wendesday afternoon, NBC Sports reported that the 126th U.S. Open peaked at 9.3 million viewers on NBC and Peacock between 6:30-6:45 p.m. ET on Father's Day.
The network says it averaged 5.5 million viewers for the entire final round on Sunday, up from 5.4 million from a year ago. NBC says this is based on official Nielsen Big Data + Panel and digital data from Adobe Analytics.
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Wyndham Clark started the final round with a six-shot lead but that shrank to one late in the day as Sam Burns tried to track him down at Shinnecock Hills, making for some compelling television.
NBC carried the tournament live for three rounds, Friday through Sunday, and reported that the average across those three days was 3.9 million views, a 2 percent increase. A breakdown of the first two days: Friday, 2.5 million; Saturday, 3.7 million.
Finally, NBC reported that Peacock's coverage made it the most-streamed golf event ever but didn't provide specific numbers, other than to say that it was up 13 percent from a year ago.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Wyndham Clark's US Open win drew huge TV ratings on NBC, Peacock