{"id":50502,"date":"2026-07-22T14:26:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T18:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/22\/nbc-achieves-highest-open-ratings-in-four-years\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T14:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T18:26:11","slug":"nbc-achieves-highest-open-ratings-in-four-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/22\/nbc-achieves-highest-open-ratings-in-four-years\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC achieves highest open ratings in four years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>NBC&#8217;s telecast of the British Open Championship at Royal Birkdale was the network&#8217;s most watched final round of the last major championship since 2022, with Ryan Fox winning with a birdie on the 72nd hole.<\/p>\n<p>As our Adam Shupack wrote in his coverage of the event, TV cameras almost missed Fox&#8217;s winning putt on the final hole because he played faster than any golfer on the planet.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was always like that when I was a kid. I see things quickly,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I was the same way when I was playing cricket. I&#8217;ve played almost every sport since I was little, but in tennis I wanted to hit the ball hard, and in cricket I wanted to hit the ball hard. It all happened so quickly. To be honest, I wasn&#8217;t very methodical at anything, and that carried over into golf.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;subsec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;expand&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;image-lightbox&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;image-lightbox&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;lightbox-open&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>July 19, 2026. SOUTHPORT, England; Ryan Fox reacts on the 18th green to win after making birdie at the British Open Championship golf tournament at Royal Birkdale. Required Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s final round coverage on NBC and Peacock averaged 4.3 million viewers, up 6% from last year (4.1 million viewers) when Scheffler won at Royal Portrush.  <\/p>\n<p>Viewership for the final round peaked at 6.1 million between 1:15 and 1:30 p.m., when Fox overtook Clubhouse leader Cameron Young.  <\/p>\n<p>Saturday&#8217;s broadcast averaged 3.7 million viewers, making it the most-watched third round since 2018 and a 16% increase over last year (3.2 million viewers). <\/p>\n<p><em>This article originally appeared on Golfweek. <\/em><em>NBC achieves highest open ratings in four years<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBC&#8217;s telecast of the British Open Championship at Royal Birkdale was the network&#8217;s most watched final round of the last major championship since 2022, with Ryan Fox winning with a birdie on the 72nd hole. 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