Ratings, Streaming Minutes Up For Farmers Opening Rounds
Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 10:44 AM
Geoff in 2018 PGA Tour, Golf and Television

From Golf Channel PR:

VIEWERSHIP: RD1 of @FarmersInsOpen yesterday on @GolfChannel earned a .58 Overnight Rtg, the highest RD1 Overnight Rtg on PGA TOUR (excluding majors/Presidents Cup) since 2017 Farmers Insurance Open. Yesterday’s RD1 also saw 3.6 million minutes streamed (+52% vs. RD1 in 2017). pic.twitter.com/56PtR4jQz1

— Golf Channel PR (@GolfChannelPR) January 26, 2018


And for round two:

VIEWERSHIP: RD2 coverage of the @FarmersInsOpen on @GolfChannel earned a .61 Overnight Rtg (+5% vs RD1). Yesterday’s RD2 also saw 3.1 million minutes streamed (+101% vs RD2 in 2016).

— Golf Channel PR (@GolfChannelPR) January 27, 2018

**Third round added, continued the trend:

VIEWERSHIP: RD3 lead-in coverage of @FarmersInsOpen on @GolfChannel earned a .91 Overnight Rtg. Marks highest RD3 lead-in Overnight at Farmers (2009-‘18), & highest on PGA TOUR since Wyndham RD3 in 2015.

— Golf Channel PR (@GolfChannelPR) January 28, 2018

 

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