Residents of Tom Watson's hometown of K.C. were apparently rooting on the native son during his quest for a sixth Claret Jug, as the market's 7.3 local rating for ABC's coverage of the final round of the British Open topped all Nielsen metered markets. Compared to '08, 12 of the 56 MMs saw declines in local ratings. Looking at '05-09, Orlando, Atlanta and Detroit have been the most volatile markets for the final round of the British Open, while Phoenix, Memphis and Raleigh have been the most stable. The chart below lists MM ratings for the final round of the British Open since '05 ( THE DAILY ).
|
'09 RANK
|
MARKET (SIZE)
|
'09
|
'08
|
'07
|
'06
|
'05
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Kansas City (31)
|
7.3
|
4.5
|
3.3
|
5.7
|
6.5
|
|
2
|
Columbus (32)
|
6.3
|
5.0
|
5.7
|
7.0
|
5.8
|
|
3
|
Ft. Myers-Naples (62)
|
6.2
|
5.6
|
7.0
|
7.6
|
8.6
|
|
4
|
Milwaukee (35) |
5.9
|
3.5
|
5.0
|
6.7
|
5.2
|
|
5
|
West Palm Beach (38) |
5.7
|
4.8
|
6.6
|
6.1
|
6.7
|
|
6
|
Cincinnati (34) |
5.6
|
4.1
|
3.0
|
5.5
|
7.4
|
|
7
|
Pittsburgh (23) |
5.5
|
4.0
|
5.5
|
6.4
|
7.2
|
|
8t
|
Louisville (50) |
5.4
|
5.5
|
6.3
|
6.6
|
5.9
|
|
8t
|
Orlando-Daytona Beach (19) |
5.4
|
5.6
|
7.5
|
8.6
|
9.1
|
|
10
|
Greenville-Spartanburg (36) |
5.3
|
4.6
|
4.0
|
4.6
|
4.4
|
|
11
|
Raleigh-Durham (27) |
5.2
|
4.9
|
5.1
|
6.1
|
5.4
|
|
12t
|
Indianapolis (25) |
5.0
|
3.5
|
4.4
|
5.2
|
4.5
|
|
12t
|
Knoxville (59) |
5.0
|
3.5
|
4.7
|
3.7
|
4.3
|
|
14
|
Charlotte (24) |
4.9
|
4.9
|
6.6
|
5.6
|
5.6
|
|
15t
|
Buffalo (51) |
4.7
|
4.4
|
5.0
|
6.8
|
7.8
|
|
15t
|
Nashville (29) |
4.7
|
3.2
|
4.3
|
4.7
|
5.4
|
|
17t
|
Atlanta (8) |
4.6
|
4.1
|
6.1
|
6.1
|
7.9
|
|
17t
|
Las Vegas (42) |
4.6
|
3.3
|
4.3
|
6.6
|
5.8
|
|
17t
|
Tulsa (61) |
4.6
|
3.9
|
4.1
|
5.3
|
4.8
|
|
20
|
Minneapolis-St. Paul (15) |
4.5
|
4.2
|
3.6
|
4.9
|
6.1
|
|
21t
|
Boston (7) |
4.4
|
4.2
|
3.3
|
5.9
|
4.8
|
|
21t
|
Chicago (3) |
4.4
|
3.9
|
4.0
|
5.3
|
4.9
|
|
21t
|
Tampa-St. Pete (13) |
4.4
|
3.7
|
3.9
|
6.9
|
4.5
|
|
24t
|
Austin (49) |
4.3
|
4.3
|
6.4
|
6.3
|
6.0
|
|
24t
|
Dayton (64) |
4.3
|
3.4
|
3.9
|
4.8
|
6.5
|
|
24t
|
Oklahoma City (45) |
4.3
|
3.5
|
5.8
|
3.9
|
4.5
|
|
24t
|
San Diego (28) |
4.3
|
2.8
|
3.5
|
4.2
|
4.9
|
|
28t
|
Cleveland-Akron (17) |
4.2
|
5.0
|
5.3
|
6.6
|
5.9
|
|
28t
|
Jacksonville (47) |
4.2
|
3.3
|
4.2
|
5.6
|
5.0
|
|
30
|
Richmond (58) |
4.1
|
4.4
|
6.1
|
6.1
|
7.4
|
|
31t
|
Albuquerque-Santa Fe (44) |
4.0
|
3.3
|
4.3
|
3.3
|
4.7
|
|
31t
|
Greensboro-Winston-Salem (46) |
4.0
|
3.3
|
4.3
|
5.9
|
4.4
|
|
33t
|
Philadelphia (4) |
3.9
|
3.5
|
3.8
|
5.5
|
4.1
|
|
33t
|
Phoenix (12) |
3.9
|
3.7
|
4.9
|
3.8
|
3.5
|
|
35t
|
Birmingham (40) |
3.8
|
2.4
|
3.6
|
5.3
|
3.9
|
|
35t
|
Denver (18) |
3.8
|
3.6
|
4.1
|
5.1
|
4.8
|
|
37
|
San Antonio (37) |
3.7
|
2.4
|
3.2
|
3.4
|
3.9
|
|
38t
|
Detroit (11) |
3.5
|
4.7
|
5.8
|
6.3
|
7.5
|
|
38t
|
New York (1) |
3.5
|
2.3
|
2.4
|
4.0
|
3.8
|
|
40t
|
Memphis (48) |
3.2
|
3.6
|
3.5
|
4.9
|
3.3
|
|
40t
|
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale (16) |
3.2
|
2.6
|
3.6
|
4.3
|
2.7
|
|
40t
|
Washington, DC (9) |
3.2
|
3.1
|
3.3
|
4.8
|
4.9
|
|
43
|
Los Angeles (2) |
3.1
|
2.9
|
3.2
|
3.9
|
4.0
|
|
44
|
Seattle-Tacoma (14) |
3.0
|
2.6
|
3.7
|
3.7
|
3.5
|
|
45t
|
Hartford & New Haven (30) |
2.9
|
2.4
|
2.9
|
4.9
|
4.8
|
|
45t
|
Portland (22) |
2.9
|
2.4
|
3.8
|
4.8
|
5.7
|
|
47
|
New Orleans (53) |
2.8
|
3.0
|
3.6
|
NA
|
3.2
|
|
48
|
Dallas-Ft. Worth (5) |
2.7
|
3.0
|
3.4
|
4.1
|
5.4
|
|
49t
|
Baltimore (26) |
2.6
|
2.6
|
2.6
|
3.8
|
3.2
|
|
49t
|
Houston (10) |
2.6
|
3.0
|
3.4
|
4.7
|
4.3
|
|
49t
|
Providence (52) |
2.6
|
3.6
|
4.0
|
4.7
|
3.5
|
|
49t
|
Salt Lake City (33) |
2.6
|
1.9
|
3.3
|
3.7
|
3.8
|
|
49t
|
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose (6) |
2.6
|
3.1
|
3.6
|
4.2
|
4.5
|
|
54
|
St. Louis (21) |
2.5
|
3.6
|
4.0
|
NA
|
4.6
|
|
55t
|
Norfolk (43) |
2.4
|
3.8
|
5.2
|
5.8
|
5.6
|
|
55t
|
Sacramento (20) |
2.4
|
2.0
|
4.4
|
3.7
|
3.9
|
