Wimbledon was doomed to fail with so much behind scenes mess. The banning of Russians and Belarus players. Some players just skipping Wimbledon. Others not playing in protest. The draw would've been so much better with those players in it. No way in hell would all those American male rejects done so well. Add Cam Norrie too. He had never made it past a three round in a major. His draw was so easy although Goffin should've beaten him in the quarters.
The ratings are up but as the article says probably because coverage was live again on broadcast tv.
Wimbledon viewership up big as live play returns to broadcast television
Coverage of Wimbledon was averaging 619,000 viewers through Monday, up 41% from last year. Keep in mind ABC aired six hours of coverage over the weekend, the first time live Wimbledon play has aired on broadcast television since NBC last held rights in 2011. ABC averaged a 0.9 rating and 1.49 million viewers on Saturday and a 1.05 and 1.73 million on Sunday, the two most-watched windows of the tournament.
ESPN’s coverage on Monday — a national holiday — averaged 1.04 million. Per ESPN, that marks a 130% increase over the equivalent day last year. Additional coverage on ESPN2 averaged 220,000.
Quarterfinal coverage averaged 678,000 on ESPN Tuesday and 863,000 on Wednesday, with ESPN2 chipping in 198,000 and 160,000 respectively. Those figures are not included in the tournament average mentioned above.