Golf Channel averaged 187,000 viewers for live coverage of the final round of the PGA Tour Frys.com Open last Sunday from 4:58-8:38pm ET, which was the first tournament on the Tour’s new wraparound schedule. That figure is down from 242,000 viewers for the event’s final round last year, when it was part of the former Fall Series. The Tour’s season-opening event last season -- the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in January -- averaged 325,000 viewers for the final round on a Monday night.
The charts below list final ratings from recent sports telecasts.
| TELECAST | DATE | NET | TIME (ET) | RAT. | VIEWERS (000) |
| "NFL on Fox": Saints-Patriots (86%) | 10/13 | Fox | 4:15-7:30pm | 15.8 | 26,700 |
| "Sunday Night Football": Redskins-Cowboys | 10/13 | NBC | 8:31-11:25pm | 12.7 | 22,074 |
| "NFL on CBS": (single) | 10/13 | CBS | 1:00-4:05pm | 9.9 | n/a |
| "NFL on Fox": (regional) | 10/13 | Fox | 1:00-4:15pm | 9.8 | 16,400 |
| ALCS: Tigers-Red Sox: Game 2 | 10/13 | Fox | 8:11-11:49pm | 5.2 | 8,349 |
| "Football Night in America" | 10/13 | NBC | 7:30-8:15pm | 4.6 | 7,989 |
| ALCS: Tigers-Red Sox: Game 1 | 10/12 | Fox | 8:03pm-12:08am | 4.2 | 6,800 |
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Charlotte | 10/12 | ABC | 7:30-11:17pm | 3.4 | 5,560 |
| "Fox NFL Sunday" | 10/13 | Fox | 12:00-1:00pm | n/a | n/a |
| College Football: Florida-LSU | 10/12 | CBS | 3:30-7:15pm | 3.1 | 5,022 |
| College Football: Oklahoma-Texas | 10/12 | ABC | 12:00-3:30pm | 3.0 | 4,713 |
| FIFA World Cup qualifier: Panama-Mexico | 10/11 | UniMas | 9:05-11:37pm | 2.0 | 4,176 |
| College Football: (regional) | 10/12 | ABC | 3:30-7:00pm | 2.4 | 3,460 |
| "The NFL Today" | 10/13 | CBS | 12:00-1:00pm | 2.2 | n/a |
| Bull Riding: 15/15 Bucking Battle | 10/13 | CBS | 4:30-5:30pm | 1.3 | n/a |
| College Football: Baylor-Kansas State | 10/12 | Fox | 3:30-7:00pm | 0.9 | 1,400 |
| World Gymnastics Championship | 10/12 | NBC | 2:00-4:00pm | 0.7 | 946 |
| World Gymnastics Championship | 10/13 | NBC | 2:00-4:00pm | 0.8 | 873 |
| "College Football Today" | 10/12 | CBS | 3:00-3:30pm | 0.6 | n/a |
| Dew Tour: City Championships (S.F.) | 10/13 | NBC | 4:00-6:00pm | 0.5 | 704 |
| Dew Tour: City Championships (S.F.) | 10/12 | NBC | 4:00-6:00pm | 0.5 | 666 |
| FIFA World Cup qualifier: Jamaica-U.S. | 10/11 | UniMas | 6:20-8:34pm | 0.3 | 558 |
| Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing | 10/12 | CBS | 1:30-2:30pm | 0.4 | n/a |
| "College Football Special" | 10/12 | CBS | 2:30-3:00pm | 0.4 | n/a |
| "PGA Tour: Year In Review" | 10/13 | NBC | 1:00-2:00pm | 0.3 | 316 |
| TELECAST | DATE | NET | TIME (ET) | RAT. | VIEWERS (000) |
| "Monday Night Football": Jets-Falcons | 10/7 | ESPN | 8:28-11:35pm | 7.5 | 11,448 |
| "Thursday Night Football": Giants-Bears | 10/10 | NFLN | 8:29-11:21pm | 5.0 | 7,809 |
| NLDS: Cardinals-Pirates: Game 5 | 10/9 | TBS | 8:00-10:57pm | 3.9 | 6,090 |
| NLCS: Dodgers-Cardinals: Game 1 | 10/11 | TBS | 8:30pm-1:30am | 3.5 | 5,450 |
| ALDS: Tigers-A's: Game 5 | 10/10 | TBS | 8:00-11:40pm | 3.5 | 5,445 |
| ALDS: Red Sox-Rays: Game 4 | 10/8 | TBS | 8:38pm-12:35am | 3.6 | 5,159 |
| College Football: Texas A&M-Ole Miss | 10/12 | ESPN | 9:18pm-12:29am | 3.2 | 5,114 |
| ALDS: Red Sox-Rays: Game 3 | 10/7 | TBS | 6:00-10:35pm | 2.9 | 4,500 |
| College Football: Michigan-Penn State | 10/12 | ESPN | 5:00-9:18pm | 2.6 | 4,040 |
| NLDS: Dodgers-Braves: Game 4 | 10/7 | TBS | 10:35pm-1:12am | 2.5 | 3,894 |
