ET telecasts since 2018, according to Nielsen Fast National data.
Both telecasts ran from 3 p.m. until approximately 8 p.m. Fridays audience peaked at 3.9 million in the 5:30 p.m. quarter-hour.
It represented a jump of 28% in viewership over last years first round.
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The telecast aired from 3-8:06 p.m.
ET and the audience peaked at 3.8 million in the 6:15 p.m. quarter hour.
Last years first round of the Masters Tournament averaged 2.5 million viewers on ESPN.
TheWelcome to the Masterslead-in program averaged 594,000 viewers from 1-3 p.m. on ESPN.
