[5] [6] In fact, the Super Bowl is the American sports broadcast with the most consistent ratings, [7] and draws substantially higher ratings than other sports events, including the NBA Finals and World Series. [8] Ratings for the Super Bowl first peaked from 1977 to 1987, when no less than 44.4% of American households with television sets 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 audience for Super Bowl LVIII was so large that it approached the all-time most watched television broadcast in the United States set in 1969, when an estimated 125 to 150 million viewers 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 The Super Bowl has been televised in Spanish in the United States since 2014. The NFL playoffs averaged 38.5 million viewers during the first three weekends, a 9% increase over last year. 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. Last year's "Kelce Bowl" matchup between the Eagles and Chiefs was previously the most-watched Super Bowl ever, followed by the New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks game in 2015 (114.4 There's a new Super Bowl TV ratings record, as an average of 120.3 million viewers tuned in on CBS to watch the Chiefs beat the 49ers. Super Bowl LVIII grew by 7 percent over last year's game, which drew 115.1 million viewers for Fox Feb. 13, 8:20 a.m. Updated with final ratings figures for the Super Bowl. 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. The last two Super Bowl's have set audience records, averaging 123.7 million viewers last year. This season NFL regular season and postseaon ratings have dropped 120.5 million viewers for Super Bowl 59 We will see an increase in viewership from the Super Bowl 57 matchup as it is the second time 2 Black Quarterbacks will face off in the big game and there is a great deal of interest in seeing whether or not the Chiefs can be the first team to three-peat! You are here: PFR Home Page > Super Bowl. Full Site Menu. Return to Top; Site Last Updated: Wednesday, February 5, 6:41AM Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? 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 Nielsen: Nielsen, which has been tracking Super Bowl ratings since the first game in January 1967, The game was also a 7% increase from last year’s record audience of 115.1 million viewers What does that mean for this year's Super Bowl ratings? Last year’s Super Bowl was the most watched of all time with 123.7 million viewers. Last year's game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles ranks as the second-most watched Super Bowl ever, behind only Super Bowl XLIX between the New England Patriots and Seattle "More than 200 million viewers (202.4) watched all or part of Super Bowl LVIII across networks, the highest unduplicated total audience in history and up +10% vs. last year’s Super Bowl," the Wednesday TV Ratings 2/5/25: Super Bowl Greatest C RSN Season 1 Episode 5: Blake Your Heart Out; Tuesday TV Ratings 2/4/25: Kitchen Nightmares and Monday TV Ratings 2/3/25: 9-1-1: Lone Star Jumps t Sunday TV Ratings 2/2/25: Grammys and Pro Bowl Gam Saturday TV Ratings 2/1/25: An Unexpected Valentin The biggest year-over-year gain in Super Bowl viewership this year was among women 18-24, 3.87 million of whom tuned in across CBS and Univision — up 24% from last year (3.18M). Men 18-24 placed second with a 20% increase (from 3.86 to 4.61 million) and girls 12-17 third with an 11% jump (from 2.63 to 2.85 million).
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