This weekend was probably the most watched in Sky Sports activities historical past as 8.8 million viewers tuned in to an unmissable line-up of stay leisure together with an historic Ryder Cup, motion from the Premier League, EFL, WSL, SPFL and Bundesliga in addition to rugby league, tennis and NFL.
Central to the weekend was the 2025 Ryder Cup which created historical past on and off the course with a record-breaking 5 million viewers tuning in to observe Workforce Europe edge out Workforce USA throughout the three days of the match. Common viewing of this 12 months’s thrilling showdown throughout Sky Sports activities Golf and Sky Sports activities Foremost Occasion was up 45% on the 2023 Ryder Cup.
On Sunday night, one in 4 TV viewers had been watching the dramatic finish to the singles, together with greater than 40% of under-35s. The viewers peak simply after 10pm for the nail-biting finale was the very best ever for golf on Sky Sports activities, eclipsing the 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah and Rory McIlroy’s Masters win in April, which stays Sky Sports activities’ most-watched single day.
Ryder Cup curiosity prolonged past linear as Sky Sports activities social channels generated 55 million complete views throughout all platforms, up 66% from 2023. Digital engagement noticed 12.4 million web page views throughout Ryder Cup week on the Sky Sports activities app and skysports.com, and the Sky Sports activities Golf podcast topped the trending chart on Apple Podcasts over the weekend.
Chief Sports activities Officer, Jonathan Licht, stated: “The Ryder Cup weekend always delivers high drama and this year was no exception with extraordinary twists and historic victory for Team Europe. Record audiences tuned in to watch the thrilling action from Bethpage Black, and the Premier League, WSL, Championship, Super League, NFL and more. The results we’ve seen across linear, social, and digital this weekend show how the biggest sporting events really are the best of entertainment, and the exceptional teams at Sky Sports help make them truly unmissable for fans.”
Occasions on Sky Sports activities throughout that weekend included:
Saturday 27 September
- Ryder Cup: Day 2
- Premier League: Nottingham Forest v Sunderland, Spurs v Wolves
- Championship: Coventry Metropolis v Birmingham Metropolis, Wrexham v Derby County
- WSL: Arsenal Ladies v Aston Villa Ladies
- Bundesliga: Borussia Monchengladbach v Eintracht Frankfurt
- Tremendous League: Leeds Rhinos v St Helens
- WTA Tour: China Open
- ATP Tour: Japan Open
Sunday 28 September
- Ryder Cup: Day 3
- Premier League: Aston Villa v Fulham, Newcastle United v Arsenal
- SPFL: Livingston v Rangers
- WSL: Liverpool Ladies v Man Utd Ladies, Man Metropolis Ladies v London Metropolis Lionesses
- WTA Tour: China Open
- ATP Tour: Japan Open
- NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers v Minnesota Vikings (NFL Dublin), Tampa Bay Buccaneers v Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons v Washington Commanders, Los Angeles Rams v Indianapolis Colts, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs v Baltimore Ravens