McIlroy Victory at Augusta Boosts CBS Sports Ratings

Masters TV ratings for final round on CBS the best in 11 years

The 2026 Masters garnered a massive television audience. The final round of the tournament averaged nearly 14 million viewers, making it the most-watched Masters Sunday in 11 years, when Jordan Spieth won the tournament in 2015, according to CBS Sports.

Rory McIlroy's Historic Masters Triumph Boosts CBS Ratings | Sports-Games

Rory McIlroy's Historic Masters Triumph Boosts CBS Ratings Rory McIlroy's victory at the Masters delivered impressive results for CBS Sports, as the network reported nearly 14 million viewers for Sunday's final. This marked an eight percent increase from 2025, the year McIlroy achieved the coveted career Grand Slam.The network revealed that viewership numbers peaked at over 20 million, marking it as the highest audience count since Adam Scott's …

McIlroy victory at Augusta boosts CBS Sports ratings

McIlroy’s Historic Masters Win Helps CBS to 11-Year Ratings High

In becoming the first golfer to win back-to-back Masters titles since Tiger Woods at the turn of the century, Rory McIlroy gave CBS its most-watched round of Sunday golf in 11 years, as the network’s broadcast averaged just shy of 14 million viewers. According to Nielsen Big Data + Panel estimates, CBS’ broadcast of the […]

CBS notches most-watched Masters final round in 11 years

Credit: Michael Madrid-Imagn ImagesRory McIlroy is the gift that keeps on giving for CBS Sports. For the second consecutive year, McIlroy’s green jacket win earned CBS a multiyear viewership high for the final round of the Masters. Sunday’s final round coverage averaged 13.995 million viewers on CBS, up 8% versus last year’s final round which saw McIlroy complete the career grand slam in a playoff against Justin Rose (12.71 million viewers). It’…

Masters Draws Best Final Round TV Ratings in 11 Years

The 2026 final round is up 8 % from the audience of 12.71 million viewers that tuned into CBS last April as McIlroy defeated fellow European Justin Rose in a dramatic playoff.