TV viewership skyrockets during Woods' apology

TV ratings, which usually jump 50% when Tiger Woods plays went through the roof on Friday when Woods appeared on national television to offer a public apology. The occasion attracted more viewers than the Winter Olympics and the war in Afghanistan combined. Millions of viewers, tuned into breaking news and analysis of Tiger Woods statement to the press. On cable TV, it drew its biggest audience on the Fox News Channel (1.87 million viewers) compared with 1.55 million on ESPN and 911,000 on CNN.

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