Nielsen: Overnight Masters ratings up 50 percent (antacid sales thru the roof too -)

AFP on Yahoo ^ | 4/9/10 | AP

[NormsRevenge]

NEW YORK – First indications are that Tiger Woods' return has increased television viewership of the Masters by 50 percent.

The Nielsen Co. said that ESPN's coverage of the Masters' first round on Thursday had a 3.6 rating in an overnight measurement of the nation's biggest markets. That's 50 percent more than the similar measurement for last year's opening day, and 80 percent more than it was in 2008.

[NormsRevenge]

The 'Saving Pvt. Tiger' campaign continues.

[GeronL]

Those people don’t even like golf they just want to see wehat the fuss is about. Celebutard Followers.

[NormsRevenge]

The Romans didn’t play golf, huh?

but I bet they had Nike statues around back then.

[Mr. Mojo]

Tom Watson’s still on the leaderboard at -5. If he birdies the 18th there’s a good chance he’ll be paired with Eldrick tomorrow. Talk about a ratings bonanza.

[NormsRevenge]

Good for Tom.. looks like FRed took a bit of a dive today,, Sandy Lyle really went off the deep end.

[evad]

By the end of the tournament, Tiger will be a gawd.

[NormsRevenge]

put him in a toga then and let the orgy begin..

btw.. The Romans played a game called ‘paganica’ using a stick and leather covered ball way back when.

apparently knocking balls around has been a common thing way back into antiquity

[dfwgator]

put him in a toga then and let the orgy begin..

"It's not going to be an orgy, it's a Toga Party."

[ConservativeMind]

NEW YORK – First indications are that Tiger Woods’ return has increased television viewership of the Masters by 50 percent.

Yeah, everyone wants to see if he has sex with bystanders, his clubs, or even with his golf balls. Is there anything this guy won't get it on with, aside from his model wife?

[oh8eleven]

Is there anything this guy won't get it on with

[Mr. Mojo]

Ah well, Watson bogeyed 18. ...so he could very well be playing with Couples tomorrow.

[Mr. Mojo]

Lol.

[Carley]

I guess no one on FR ever watched pro football or pro basketball????????????

[scrabblehack]

Surely the margin of error is larger than 1.2% of the audience? Going from 2.4 to 3.6 could simply be measurement error.

[Hot Tabasco]

Like Woods or not, the PGA tour would suffer without him. In the words of John Daly:

""Tiger's the biggest asset the tour's had in a long, long time," Daly said. "Whatever happened, as long as he's OK that's all that matters. Golf needs him badly ... no doubt."

[Hot Tabasco]

Is there anything this guy won't get it on with, aside from his model wife?

Are you refering to Freddy Couples?

[verity]

You have committed an act of eye abuse.

[SmokingJoe]

Real story here is that the foreigners(especially the Brits and the Koreans) are coming.

[NormsRevenge]

Koreans are doing well on the Ladies tour too.

must be something about the Peninsula..

Kim Jong Il is a dead-eye on the course as well.

[SmokingJoe]

Koreans are doing well on the Ladies tour too

Yup.
Let's not forget that the Korean guy lying 6th, Y.E. Yang (only one stroke behind Tiger Woods), beat Tiger Woods in the 2009 PGA Champisonship

Y.E. Yang beats Tiger Woods in 91st PGA Tour