PGA Championship earns most-watched final round in 5 years for CBS

CBS averaged 5.76 million viewers for the final round of the 2026 PGA Championship on Sunday, a 21% year-over-year increase compared to Scottie Scheffler's dominant win at Quail Hollow in 2025. It was the most-watched PGA Championship final round since Phil Mickelson's victory at Kiawah in 2021, which drew 6.58 million viewers. Aaron Rai's back-nine surge peaked at 8.02 million viewers, with the final hour averaging 7.83 million.