Megyn Kelly and NBC generated no shortage of headlines over the past week in the lead-up to Sunday night's sit-down with Alex Jones, but that failed to translate into viewers.

Nielsen numbers show that 3.5million viewers tuned in to 'Sunday Night With Megyn Kelly,' which scored a 0.5 rating among adults 18-49 in its third week.

Those numbers put the show behind the final round of the US Open on Fox and a repeats of '60 Minutes' on CBS.

It was also behind the 3.7million viewers who tuned in to a repeat of 'America's Funniest Home Videos' on ABC, with the NBC show finishing last in its time slot among the major broadcast networks.

3.5million viewers tuned in to 'Sunday Night With Megyn Kelly,' which scored a 0.5 rating among adults 18-49 in its third week. Those numbers put the show behind the US Open and a repeats of '60 Minutes'

Kelly's numbers represented a slight decrease from her second episode with sportscaster Erin Andrews, which drew in 3.61million viewers and a 0.6 rating in the all-important demo.

They are also well below the numbers Kelly got when she interviewed Russian president Vladimir Putin for her premiere episode, which had 6.1 million viewers and a 0.8 rating.

This comes after a week of controversy surrounding the interview, which lost some of its advertisers over Kelly's decision to interview Jones, who has in the past called the Sandy Hook massacre a hoax.

Some, including Chelsea Clinton and the famileis of the victims, had even called for a boycott of the program.

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Kelly was once again airing opposite a major sporting event, this time the final round of the US Open.

The first two episodes were competing with the NBA Championship and Stanley Cup finals respectively, which potentiality drew away West Coast viewers as they aired live.

The annual golf championship, which this year finished on Father's Day, drew huge numbers for Fox, with 6.1 million viewers and a very impressive 1.4 rating.

That was enough to topple the impenetrable '60 Minutes,' which still managed to finish the night with 5.3million viewers and a 0.5 rating despite running a repeat while it is on hiatus for the summer.