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R. Thomas Umstead

CBS’s PGA Tour Coverage Takes First Place for Second Straight Week: The Week in Sports Ratings (August 14-20)

PGA golfer Viktor Hovland putts on the 7th hole during the final round of the BMW Championship Fed Ex Cup Playoffs on August 20th, 2023

CBS’s coverage of a PGA Tour golf tournament topped the sports ratings chart for a second straight week as NFL pre-season games dominated the top 10 most watched sports events last week.

CBS’s August 20 PGA FedExCup BMW Championship tournament averaged 3.03 million viewers, topping USA Network’s August 20 coverage of the NASCAR Cup at Watkins Glen auto race, which averaged 2.31 million viewers, according to Nielsen numbers published by SportsMedia Watch.  CBS’s August 19 coverage of the PGA tournament finished fourth for the week with 2.00 million viewers, while USA Network's NASCAR Cup Series' pre-show finished sixth for the week.   

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