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Facing strong sports, 2021 PBA World Championship viewership of 456,000 far short of Players Championship, Tournament of Champions

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 2:00 pm
Facing strong sports, 2021 PBA World Championship viewership of 456,000 far short of Players Championship, Tournament of Champions
Tom Daugherty won the 2021 Guaranteed Rate PBA World Championship. Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
Facing strong sports competition on Saturday, viewership for the 2021 PBA World Championship fell far short of the Players Championship and the Tournament of Champions, which are the other two PBA Tour events to air on broadcast FOX this year. The World Championship, which was won by Tom Daugherty, started at 1 p.m. Central time on Saturday and drew average viewership of 456,000 (from measurements taken every 15 minutes and averaged), including 104,000 in the prized 18-49 category, for a...