Americans have clearly missed sports.
“The Match: Champions for Charity” averaged 5.8 million viewers on Sunday, according to a press release from Turner Sports. The golf match featured Peyton Manning and Tiger Woods going up against Tom Brady and Phil Mickelson and aired on TNT, TBS, truTV and HLN.
The match was the most-watched cable telecast of a golf competition in television history. Manning and Woods beat Brady and Mickelson (1-up) and helped raise $20 million for COVID-19 relief efforts.
The match was also a big hit on Twitter. It was the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter on Sunday, according to Turner Sports. Bleacher Report’s social coverage of the match drew 38 million video views.
The Bundesliga soccer league has already resumed play in Germany but “The Match” was one of the first U.S-based sports events to air live since COVID-19 shut down sports leagues across the country.
Some U.S. sports leagues might resume play later this summer. The NFL is hoping to have its season start on time in the fall.
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