US Open 2026: best audience ever for the men’s final on ABC (ESPN) in the US (3.2 million)

The men’s final of the 2026 US Open Grand Slam, won by Germany’s Alexander Zverev against America’s Ben Shelton (6-3, 7-6, 5-7, 6-2), drew an average of 3.2 million viewers on the free-TV channel ABC in the United States on Sunday 13 September 2026 (starting at 14:00, Eastern time), according to data from the US institute Nielsen released by ESPN on 15 September 2026.

This is the best audience ever recorded for a men’s US Open final. It thus surpasses the previous record set by the 2025 final, won by Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz against Italy’s Jannik Sinner (6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4), which drew an average of 3 million viewers on ABC on Sunday 7 September 2025, according to Nielsen.

The women’s final, won by Elena Rybakina against Aryna Sabalenka (6-4, 5-7, 6-2), drew an average of 2.7 million…