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Super Bowl X also saw an increase in ratings; total viewership for the 1976 game increased by 2 million compared to the previous year and the national audience share was 78%, which remains the highest-ever number for the game on a single network. The Super Bowl ratings record remains a 49.1 for 49ers-Bengals in 1982, but the viewership record was set just this year (2024) — 123.7 million for Chiefs-49ers. While Chiefs-49ers owns the largest official Super Bowl audience on record, that is only because Nielsen did not begin including out-of-home viewing in its viewership estimates until The highest-rated Super Bowl dates back to 1982 when the San Francisco 49ers took on the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XVI. It remains the only Super Bowl to cross the 49.0 ratings threshold. The 49ers-Bengals Super Bowl in 1982 ranks as the highest rated ever played with a 49.1 rating, or 49.1% of the 81.5 million homes that were part of the Nielsen universe in the 1981-82 television season. Washington-Miami the following year ranks second with a 48.6, or 48.6% of the 83.3 million homes in the 1982-83 season. The average viewership number for this Super Bowl was 115,096,000. The air date for Super Bowl LVII was on February 12, 2023. 1. Super Bowl LVIII: Kansas City Chiefs vs San Francisco 49ers. Super Bowl LVIII was aired on CBS. In the most watched Super Bowl, the Chiefs defeated the 49ers 25-22 in overtime. Earlier Super Bowls did better when it comes to TV ratings, with the highest-rated Super Bowl being a 49.1 in 1982 between the 49ers and Bengals. Of the five highest-rated Super Bowls ever, four Super Bowl LVIII was the highest-rated Super Bowl ever. / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images. In this story: there’s no telling how high the ratings for the Super Bowl will look like in 10 years. That game remains the most-watched Super Bowl in history, but Super Bowl LVIII came close with 123.7 million viewers. Ratings History of the Super Bowl Jan. 15, 1967. The top-rated Super Bowl ever was Super Bowl 16, with a rating of 49.1. Super Bowl 58 was only the 34th highest-rated Super Bowl in history at 42.1. Nielsen Household Ratings. Super Bowl 16. The 36–0 lead was the largest shutout lead in Super Bowl history by more than 10 points! What Was The Most Watched Super Bowl of All Time? Super Bowl XLIX (49) was the most-watched Super Bowl of all time, with an average viewership number of 114.44 million. The AFC champion New England Patriots defeated the NFC champion Seattle Seahawks, 28–24. The best Super Bowl performance by a quarterback we have ever seen belongs to Rodgers in his one and only appearance — and it’s not even close. Rodgers had a 94.2 passing grade in his Super Bowl 45 victory over Pittsburgh and gathered up nine big-time throws while going without a single turnover-worthy play. The best Super Bowl halftime shows are the ones that remain memorable, which is exactly what we based our criteria on when ranking the top 15 performances. Here are the ones that stand out to us Super Bowl XLIX, which featured the New England Patriots’ thrilling 28-24 victory over the defending champion Seattle Seahawks in one of the greatest Super Bowls ever, delivered the highest Super Bowl metered market rating in history with a 49.7/72 overnight rating/share on NBC, according to data released today by The Nielsen Company. Super Bowl III: New York Jets 16, Baltimore Colts 7. Passer rating: 9.3. Passing stats: 6-for-17, 71 yards, 0 TD/3 INT. In the first game to be officially dubbed “Super Bowl” — the first two iterations were known as the AFL-NFL World Championship Game and retroactively renamed — Morrall and the Colts went down to Joe Namath and the Jets in one of the biggest upsets in NFL history. Nick Foles: 3 TDs, 373 passing yards at Super Bowl LII (2018) Joe Montana: 5 TDs, 147.6 passer rating at Super Bowl XXIV (1990) Steve Young: 6 TDs, 134.7 passer rating at Super Bowl XXIX (1995) State of Play. Super Bowl performances continue to be a benchmark for quarterback excellence. 3. Super Bowl LVII: Chiefs 38, Eagles 35 (73 total points) T-4. Super Bowl XXXVII: Buccaneers 48, Raiders 21 (69 total points) T-4. Super Bowl XXVII: Cowboys 52, Bills 17 (69 total points) A Super Bowl full of iconic moments, the Arizona Cardinals pulled off a nearly impossible comeback and took the lead late in the fourth quarter, nearly winning the game with under two minutes to go with one of the best touchdown receptions the Super Bowl had ever seen, a 64-yard catch-and-run from Larry Fitzgerald. Completions: 32 for 39, 288, two touchdowns Quarterback rating: 114.5. The Saints' first Super Bowl came on a team effort, but Brees proved himself invaluable, completing a then-record 32 of 39 The highest share ever came in Super Bowl XVI when the Bengals and 49ers drew a 73. Not surprisingly, Kansas City and San Francisco had two of the highest shares on Sunday. Here's a look at the 10 greatest Super Bowls ever played: 1. Super Bowl XLII: Who are the 10 best players in Super Bowl LIX? Top Leagues.
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