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U.S. Open Tennis 30 Years Of U.S. TV Ratings
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YEAR | # OF TELECASTS | AA% | SHARE | VIEWERS P2+ (in 000’s) | WINNERS (WOMEN/MEN) |
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1977 | 5 | 5.7 | 20 | n/a | Evert/Vilas |
1978 | 5 | 4.8 | 15 | n/a | Evert/Connors |
1979 | 5 | 5.0 | 15 | n/a | Austin/McEnroe |
1980 | 5 | 5.8 | 17 | n/a | Evert-Lloyd/McEnroe |
1981 | 6 | 5.8 | 17 | n/a | Austin/McEnroe |
1982 | 6 | 5.1 | 16 | n/a | Evert-Lloyd/Connors |
1983 | 8 | 5.0 | 14 | n/a | Navratilova/Connors |
1984 | 9 | 4.5 | 12 | n/a | Navratilova/McEnroe |
1985 | 10 | 4.8 | 14 | n/a | Mandlikova/Lendl |
1986 | 8 | 3.7 | 11 | n/a | Navratilova/Lendl |
1987 | 9 | 3.6 | 11 | n/a | Navratilova/Lendl |
1988 | 7 | 4.2 | 12 | n/a | Graf/Wilander |
1989 | 8 | 3.8 | 12 | n/a | Graf/Becker |
1990 | 8 | 4.0 | 12 | n/a | Sabatini/Sampras |
1991 | 7 | 4.4 | 13 | n/a | Seles/Edberg |
1992 | 7 | 3.2 | 10 | 2,999 | Seles/Edberg |
1993 | 9 | 2.6 | 8 | 2,422 | Graf/Sampras |
1994 | 10 | 3.0 | 9 | 2,872 | Sanchez-Vicario / Agassi |
1995 | 9 | 3.2 | 9 | 3,037 | Graf/Sampras |
1996 | 13 (Excludes Rain Coverage) | 2.5 | 8 | 2,413 | Graf/Sampras |
1996 | 16 (Includes Rain Coverage) | 2.5 | 7 | 2,415 | Graf/Sampras |
1997 | 13 | 2.3 | 7 | 2,269 | Hingis/Rafter |
1998 | 12 (Excludes Rain Coverage) | 2.3 | 7 | 2,237 | Davenport/Rafter |
1998 | 13 (Includes Rain Coverage) | 2.2 | 6 | 2,201 | Davenport/Rafter |
1999 | 12 (Excludes Rain Coverage) | 3.5 | 9 | 3,486 | S. Williams/Agassi |
1999 | 13 (Includes Rain Coverage) | 3.4 | 9 | 3,384 | S. Williams/Agassi |
2000 | 9 | 2.8 | 8 | 2,886 | V. Williams/Safin |
2001 | 10 | 3.0 | 8 | 3,171 | V. Williams/Hewitt |
2002 | 7 (Excludes Rain Coverage) | 3.0 | 8 | 3,179 | S. Williams/Sampras |
2002 | 11 (Includes Rain Coverage) | 2.5 | 7 | 2,643 | S. Williams/Sampras |
2003 | 8 (Excludes Rain Coverage) | 1.9 | 5 | 2,080 | Henin-Hardenne / Roddick |
2003 | 11 (Includes Rain Coverage) | 1.9 | 5 | 2,062 | Henin-Hardenne / Roddick |
2004 | 11 | 1.8 | 5 | 1,942 | Kuznetsova/Federer |
2005 | 10 | 2.1 | 6 | 2,367 | Clijsters/Federer |
2006 | 10 (Excludes Rain Coverage) | 2.1 | 5 | 2,359 | Sharapova/Federer |
2006 | 11 (Includes Rain Coverage) | 2.0 | 5 | 2,186 | Sharapova/Federer |
2007 | 9 | 1.7 | 5 | 1,959 | Henin/Federer |
Source: The Nielsen Company (1977 – 2007). | |||||
Note: Effective January 1, 2006, data includes Live and Same Day DVR viewing. |