US Open serves ESPN largest opening-day audience ever
- Posted on September 2, 2026
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US Open serves ESPN largest opening-day audience ever
By Field Level Media Sep 02 (Field Level Media) - ESPN's coverage of Sunday's first-round action at the U.S. Open averaged 914,000 viewers with a peak of 1.3 million across ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, marking the tournament's largest opening-day audience in the network's history. Viewership was up 13% from last year on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2. ABC averaged 1.25 million viewers, up 7% from last year. Of