ESPN’s live coverage of the First and Second Rounds of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club last week was the most-watched Masters on ESPN since 2022, averaging 3.1 million total viewers, up 16% YoY.
The First Round of the Masters Tournament on ESPN on Thursday, April 9, averaged 2.7 million viewers, up 19% over 2025, while Second Round coverage on Friday, April 10, was up 14% YoY, with an average of 3.5 million viewers.
ESPN’s coverage of the Masters Par 3 Contest on Wednesday, April 8, was its most-viewed since 2015 and up 52% over last year, averaging 956,000 viewers on ESPN from 2 to 4:30 p.m. ET.
In addition to live telecasts of the First and Second Rounds of the Masters Tournament and the Masters Par 3 Contest, ESPN presented more than 140 hours of live coverage throughout Masters Week, including live streams of Featured Groups and Featured Holes during all four days of competition and special live editions of SportsCenter at the Masters, Welcome to the Masters and more. All available to ESPN subscribers on the ESPN App for mobile and connected TV devices.
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