On June 18th, Beijing time, according to the Associated Press, this year became the best year for Fox TV to start broadcasting the US Open in 2015.
Nielsen’s ratings report shows that in the last round of the week, the average audience in the United States was 7.31 million, of which the peak was reached from 9:15 to 9:30 pm, and the number of visitors was 10.17 million. At that time, Gary Woodland achieved the first Grand Slam.
The final round of ratings on Sunday rose 44% from last year, when an average of 5.09 million people watched. This is the first time since 2013, with an average audience of more than 7 million in the final round. The 2013 US Open was broadcast live on NBC, and the average audience for the last 18 holes was 8.4 million.