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RECORD MONDAY VIEWERSHIP: U.S. OPEN WEEK
Monday's Golf Central Live From The U.S. Open and Morning Drive drove Golf Channel to its second most-watched U.S. Open Monday Total Day audience (88,000 Avg Viewers/Minute), behind Monday of 2013 (Merion):
· +26% vs. 2012 at Olympic, most recent comparable West Coast hosted U.S. Open
· +9% vs. 2014 at Pinehurst
Golf Central's Live From The U.S. Open peaked from 8-8:15 and 8:45-9 p.m. ET with a .25 Cvg Rtg., and the primetime airing from 7-9 p.m. drew 193,000 Avg Viewers/Minute:
· +18% vs. 2012 at Olympic, most recent comparable West Coast hosted U.S. Open (8-9 p.m. ET)
· +80% vs. 2014 at Pinehurst
This is the third most-watched Golf Central Live From The U.S. Open on a Monday (2006-2015), only passed by 2013 (Merion) and 2009 (Bethpage Black). In 2012, the last time a U.S. Open was hosted on the West Coast, Golf Central Live From The U.S. Open in primetime drew 163,000 average viewers.
MONDAY'S GOLF CENTRAL LIVE FROM THE U.S. OPEN FEATURES:
· Golf Channel analyst Frank Nobilo's "Tee to Green" features of Chambers Bay's holes 1, 4, 5, 7, 9-18
· Matt Ginella's feature Chambers History: Gravel Pit to Open Venue
· Jimmy Roberts' feature "The Joneses: First Family of Course Architecture"
GOLF CHANNEL'S UPCOMING LIVE COVERAGE: U.S. OPEN WEEK (all times E.T.)
Tuesday, June 16
7-9 p.m. Golf Central's Live From the U.S. Open
Wednesday, June 17
7-11 a.m. Morning Drive
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Golf Central's Live From the U.S. Open
7-9 p.m. Golf Central's Live From the U.S. Open
Thursday, June 18
7-9 a.m. Morning Drive
9 a.m. - Noon Golf Central's Live From the U.S. Open
11 p.m.-1 a.m. Golf Central's Live From the U.S. Open
Friday, June 19
7-9 a.m. Morning Drive
9 a.m.-Noon Golf Central's Live From the U.S. Open
11 p.m.-1 a.m. Golf Central's Live From the U.S. Open
Saturday, June 20
9-11 a.m. Morning Drive
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Golf Central's Live From the U.S. Open
10 p.m.-Midnight Golf Central's Live From the U.S. Open
Sunday, June 21
9-11 a.m. Morning Drive
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Golf Central's Live From the U.S. Open
10:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Golf Central's Live From the U.S. Open
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