{"id":557690,"date":"2023-02-28T20:22:02","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T17:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tv-ratings-the-cws-liv-golf-debut-is-subpar\/"},"modified":"2023-02-28T20:22:02","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T17:22:02","slug":"tv-ratings-the-cws-liv-golf-debut-is-subpar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tv-ratings-the-cws-liv-golf-debut-is-subpar\/","title":{"rendered":"#TV Ratings: The CW\u2019s LIV Golf Debut Is Subpar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dcb181ea4f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dcb181ea4f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tv-ratings-the-cws-liv-golf-debut-is-subpar\/#TV_Ratings_The_CWs_LIV_Golf_Debut_Is_Subpar\" >TV Ratings: The CW\u2019s LIV Golf Debut Is Subpar<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"TV_Ratings_The_CWs_LIV_Golf_Debut_Is_Subpar\"><\/span>TV Ratings: The CW\u2019s LIV Golf Debut Is Subpar<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The debut of live sports on The CW didn\u2019t make much of a dent with viewers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The network\u2019s inaugural broadcasts of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league drew an averaged of 288,500 viewers and a 0.18 household rating on Saturday and Sunday. By comparison, the weekend\u2019s PGA Tour event averaged just under 2 million viewers \u2014\u00a0about seven times as many \u2014 over the same two days on NBC. The two LIV rounds on The CW also came in behind four PGA Tour telecasts on the Golf Channel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Despite the small numbers, however, the CEO of The CW\u2019s parent company said on an earnings call Tuesday that he was pleased with LIV\u2019s debut on the network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cThose numbers exceeded our expectations and, and most importantly, the affiliates as well as our own stations were thrilled,\u201d Nexstar CEO Perry Sook said on the call. He said 1.4 million people watched at least a few minutes of the LIV event across the braodcast network and CW <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> from Friday to Sunday. \u201cI know that our affiliates and CW affiliates in the top 10 markets generated about three times the amount of money that the network generated for this first outing, and so it\u2019s selling very well, and you know, and I think will continue to grow as we get more into the season and more involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    LIV Golf, financed by Saudi Arabia\u2019s Public Investment Fund, is marketing itself as an alternative to the PGA Tour and paid huge upfront sums to lure away big names including Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau to compete for the upstart league. LIV\u2019s events in its first year, 2022, were shown on the league\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> channel; The CW deal is the first broadcast agreement for the upstart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The PGA\u2019s Honda Classic, meanwhile, was about even with last year\u2019s tournament, slipping by about 5 percent vs. 2.09 million for the Saturday and Sunday telecasts on NBC in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n!function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\nif (f.fbq) return;\nn = f.fbq = function() {n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);};\nif (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\nn.push = n;\nn.loaded = !0;\nn.version = '2.0';\nn.queue = [];\nt = b.createElement(e);\nt.async = !0;\nt.src = v;\ns = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n}(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '352999048212581');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The network\u2019s inaugural broadcasts of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league drew an averaged of 288,500 viewers and a 0.18 household rating on Saturday and Sunday. 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