NBC yesterday drew a 2.6 overnight for the final round of The Players Championship, which saw 21-year-old Si Woo Kim win the event by three strokes over Ian Poulter and Louis Oosthuizen. That figure is down from a 3.1 overnight last year, when Jason Day took the win in a wire-to-wire effort. This year’s leaderboard had a lack of big names at the top, with World No. 1 Dustin Johnson finishing tied for 12th, Rory McIlroy tied for 35th, Day tied for 60th and Jordan Spieth missing the cut. The 2.6 rating also is down from a 3.9 overnight in ’15 for Rickie Fowler’s playoff win over Sergio Garcia and Kevin Kisner. The event drew a 2.6 overnight in ’14 for Martin Kaymer’s win. This marks the 14th straight week the final round of a golf event on broadcast TV has seen a decline, excluding the Zurich Classic, which had rain issues. While down from previous years, The Players still marks NBC's best figure for a non-major or non-Ryder Cup golf event since last year's event.
The chart below lists overnight ratings from weekend sports telecasts on broadcast TV.
| TELECAST |
DATE
|
NET
|
TIME (ET)
|
RATING
|
| "World of X Games: WSL" |
5/13
|
ABC
|
2:30-3:30pm
|
0.5
|
Verizon IndyCar Series:
Grand Prix of Indianapolis |
5/13
|
ABC
|
3:30-6:00pm
|
0.7
|
| Bundesliga: Leipzig-Bayern Munich |
5/13
|
Fox
|
9:30-11:30am
|
0.4
|
| PGA Tour: Players Championship: Third Round |
5/13
|
NBC
|
2:00-7:30pm
|
2.1
|
NHL Eastern Conference Finals:
Senators-Penguins: Game 1 |
5/13
|
NBC
|
7:00-10:30pm
|
2.0
|
NBA Western Conference Finals:
Spurs-Warriors: Game 1 |
5/14
|
ABC
|
3:30-6:00pm
|
5.6
|
| PBR: Last Cowboy Standing |
5/14
|
CBS
|
4:00-6:00pm
|
0.6
|
| PGA Tour: Players Championship: Final Round |
5/14
|
NBC
|
2:00-7:15pm
|
2.6
|
