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Telecasts · Tennis

2026 US Open Tennis, Men's Singles Final - Ben Shelton vs Alexander Zverev

Nielsen average audience: 3,230,000 viewers (final), per ESPN.

Aired
2026-09-13 Sunday
Networks
ABC
Players
Ben Shelton · Alexander Zverev
3,230,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
single source · final
figures last changed 2026-09-15

Published figures

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Nielsen1 figure
average audience
match only · final
press-attributed · ESPN
3,230,000
Last Sunday's Alexander Zverev-Ben Shelton men's final averaged a 1.7 rating and 3.23 million viewers on ABC, up from Carlos Alcaraz -Jannik Sinner last year (3.0M) … ESPN, verbatim
1 press attribution · no provider-published figure · single source
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider

Prior-season comparable

3,300,000
US Open men's singles final
2025-09-07 · ABC · Nielsen, final · Sports Media Watch
−2.1% vs the comparable
Site-computed: same league, same weekday, both on ABC, nearest to 52 weeks earlier; Nielsen average, final or revised.

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