via press release:
CBS SPORTS' COVERAGE OF U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS MEN'S FINAL VIEWED BY AN ESTIMATED 14.6 MILLION, UP 118%
CBS Sports' Total U.S. Open Coverage Viewed by 55.8 Million, Up 24%
CBS Sports' coverage of the 2009 U.S. OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS Men's Final on Monday, Sept. 14, which saw Juan Martin del Potro defeat five-time defending champion Roger Federer in five sets, was seen in all-or-part by 14.6 million viewers (Persons 2+), according to Nielsen estimates.
This year's 14.6 million viewers was an increase of 118% from last year's estimated 6.7 million, which was also saw the Men's Final played on Monday (Federer-Andy Murray).
Nielsen also estimates that 55.8 million total viewers (Persons 2+) watched all-or-part of CBS Sports' U.S. Open Tennis Championships coverage over the two week period of broadcasts. The 55.8 million total viewers was an increase of 24% from last year's 44.9 million.
Nielsen estimates are based on all viewers that watched all-or-part of CBS Sports' U.S. Open coverage for at least six minutes.
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This year's Men's Final also earned an average national household rating/share of 2.3/5, up 35% from last year's 1.7/4, which saw Federer defeat Andy Murray in three sets.
I guess the rain delays ended up paying off!
wooo awesome
That match was an instant classic. I enjoyed the Jimmy Conners replay from 1991 during one of the rainout days too.
Anybody know how the women’s final fared Sunday night on ESPN2? I didn’t see it included in their press release.
Lots of women’s ratings data in this other ESPN press release, but not the final unless you can infer that it was below the Serena Williams semifinal and Melanie Oudin matches numbers.
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/09/16/us-open-scores-big-for-espn2-espn-com/27436