PGA, NFL stars attract with reference to 6 million viewers in TV match

Two of the most attention-grabbing names from the PGA Tour and the NFL proved to be must-discover about TV.

Turner Sports actions acknowledged the Sunday telecast of “The Match: Champions for Charity” attracted an moderate of 5.8 million viewers across four of its networks. Turner says it became as soon as the most-watched golf telecast in cable TV historic previous.

It acknowledged the old tale became as soon as 4.9 million viewers on ESPN at the 2010 Masters, the 365 days Tiger Woods returned to golf for the first time for the reason that scandal in his private existence.

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Woods and Peyton Manning scored a 1-up victory over Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady at Medalist Golf Membership, a match that featured high entertainment with photos and with words, along with raising $20 million for COVID-19 relief funds.

The peak became as soon as 6.3 million moderate viewers from 5: 45 to 6 p.m. EDT. That became as soon as in regards to the time Brady, who had been lampooned on social media for his golf skills, silenced analyst Charles Barkley by holing out from the fairway for birdie.

It became as soon as the 2nd straight Sunday of are residing golf on tv after the pandemic shut down the sport on March 13. The old week, Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson defeated Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff at Seminole in an exhibition that NBC Sports actions acknowledged attracted 2.35 million viewers across all codecs.

The Champions for Charity match became as soon as proven on TNT, TBS, truTV, and HLN.

The PGA Tour is made up our minds to advance encourage in two weeks at Colonial in Fortress Rate, Texas, for the Charles Schwab Anguish.