The 2025 viewership numbers most closely align with those of 2023, with Conference Championships drawing about 1.3% more viewers, Divisional Round viewership up 0.8%, and Wild Card \viewership The NFL said that last year's Super Bowl drew in 62.5 million global viewers, which was a 10 percent increase from the year prior. Mexico and Canada combined for over 42 million viewers, but The Super Bowl has surpassed 100 million viewers every year since 2010, topping out at 126.3 million in 2017 and 123.7 million in 2024. The Most-Watched Super Bowls in History Super Bowl In 2022, with the resumption of full venue attendances at NFL games, Super Bowl LVI on NBC saw an average of 99.18 million viewers and total of 101.09 million, with streaming contributing an extra 11 million for a total of 112.3 million people. This is currently the second biggest average viewership in Super Bowl (and U.S. television) history. [76] NEW YORK – February 13, 2024 – An estimated 123.7 million viewers tuned in for Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, February 11, according to average audience estimates from Nielsen. The broadcast averaged 120.3 million viewers on CBS alone, making it the largest audience for a single-network telecast to date. That’s 2.1 million more than the 113 million viewers initially reported after the game, making it the most-watched Super Bowl of all time, topping the 114.4 million viewers who watched New The National Football League championship averaged 120.3 million viewers on CBS , opens new tab alone on Sunday, topping last year's audience for the Super Bowl, which drew a record 115.1 million 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 Sunday’s overtime thriller, which featured the Kansas City Chiefs facing off against the San Francisco 49ers, averaged 123.4 million viewers, CBS said Monday, breaking Super Bowl viewership records. That out-rates last year’s big game—which held the record for the most-watched Super Bowl and second-most watched broadcast ever, at 115.1 million watchers—but fell short of the 150 million With the Super Bowl 2018 around the corner, it is good to remember what happened in 1993 with Michael Jackson’s super show! Here an article written in Iconic Magazine #23 (for those who missed it): Dallas Cowboys won 52 to 17 against Buffalo Bills! Right! That’s a fact you didn’t know about this Super Bowl [] Michael Jackson's Super Bowl performance changed the way we watched the halftime show forever. Before MJ, the halftime show featured outdated marching bands and drill teams - but after 1993 that had all changed. The performance was successful in its goals, causing viewership of the Super Bowl to increase between halves for the first time in the game's history. With an audience of 133.4 million viewers in the United States [1] and 1.3 billion viewers worldwide, it is estimated to be one of the most watched television broadcasts of all time. Every Super Bowl Sunday, millions gather not just for the game but for the commercials—mini-masterpieces that blend humor, storytelling, and branding into a few unforgettable seconds. Some ads make us laugh, some make us think, and a rare few become pop culture landmarks. What makes a Super Bowl ad truly great? MCDONALD’S “THE SHOWDOWN” What would you do for a Big Mac? As 1993 Super Bowl viewers found out, for Michael Jordan and Larry Bird, the answer is: play an absurd game of HORSE that goes on--quite literally--forever. U2 singer Bono performing on the Super Bowl XXXVI – Halftime Show at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, LA., 2/3/02. and wowed viewers. Michael Jackson – Super Bowl XXVI (1993 The 1993 Super Bowl halftime show was a defining moment in the history of the game, as it featured a highly-anticipated performance by the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. The show, which took place at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, was watched by over 130 million people, making it one of the most-watched halftime shows in Super Bowl history. Michael Jackson collaborators look back on his historic performance at the 1993 Super Bowl. You could practically hear viewers changing channels to Fox MJ’s brand of dance music was Fox Sports is reportedly set to introduce a significant overhaul to its broadcast graphics for Super Bowl LIX, featuring a dramatically redesigned scorebug. As the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs prepare to face off in New Orleans’ Superdome, viewers can expect to see a new look at the bottom of their screens. Details of MJ had a reported viewership of 133 million viewers for his 1993 Superbowl Halftime show, while Katy Perry had 121 million viewers. In every report on these stats, Katy Perry's performance is declared the most watched of all time, and now Rihanna's is declared the second with 118 million viewers while MJ's record is simply ignored.
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