[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 Super Bowl 57 is now the most-watched "Big Game" telecast of all time, according to revised data announced Tuesday by ratings agency Nielson. The ratings for Super Bowl 57 are in — and they're HUGE. TV Ratings; Super Bowl LVII Delivers 113.1 Million Viewers, Largest Audience in 6 Years. By Matt Webb Mitovich. The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles put on a great show in Glendale at Super Bowl 57 Sunday. A ton of people watched it — an average of 113 million viewers, according to Nielsen. 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 For example, while Super Bowl 56 viewership was up, ratings were at a 53-year low. MORE: Eagles coach Nick Sirianni crying during Super Bowl 57 national anthem becomes an instant meme Super Bowl ratings hit the 40 mark for the first time in three years. Sunday’s Super Bowl 57 (Chiefs-Eagles) averaged a 40.0 rating and 113.06 million viewers across FOX (112.7M) and Fox Deportes (882K), marking the highest rated Super Bowl in three years (Chiefs-49ers: 41.6) and the most-watched in six (Patriots-Falcons: 113.7).* Update: On May 2, Fox updated the Super Bowl 57 ratings figure to 115.1 million average viewers, following what it called “irregularities” in Nielsen’s measurement of TV viewing and out-of Super Bowl 57 was the second most viewed Super Bowl of all-time behind Super Bowl 49 in 2015, when the Seattle Seahawks fell to the New England Patriots on a historic last second interception on the goal line, according to television audience estimates from Nielsen. An estimated 113.1 million viewers watched the Super Bowl 57 telecast between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Nielsen said on Tuesday. 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 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! SUPER BOWL 59 is on course to set an incredible TV ratings record. A whopping 115.1 million viewers tuned in to watch the Chiefs' 38–35 triumph at Super Bowl 57. The 57th game ranks as the third-most watched in Super Bowl history, per the network on Monday. Some other numbers: SUPER BOWL LVII HIGHLIGHTS. Super Bowl LVII drew an average audience of 113 million across television (FOX and FOX Deportes) and digital (FOX and NFL properties) It was the third-most-watched television show of all time and the best Super Bowl audience since 2017. In the new digital-dominant age, Super Bowl LVII also was the most-streamed Super Bowl and the most-stream event in FOX Sports history. Super Bowl 57 Nabs Highest TV Ratings in Six Years. By Adam Barnhardt. February 13, 2023, 10:28pm. X; Facebook; GLENDALE, AZ – FEBRUARY 12: Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) speaks 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. Super Bowl LIX could get ratings boost from Nielsen out-of-home viewership expansion Nielsen's out-of-home viewership now covers 100 percent of the U.S. population, up from 66 percent a year ago. An average audience of 114.21 million viewers in the US tuned in to watch Super Bowl LVII with ratings rising to 123.4 million viewers last year’s game between the Chiefs and the 49ers. Super Bowl 57: Chiefs-Eagles (6:30p FOX, Fox Deportes). Prediction: 38.2 rating & 103.8M viewers on FOX + 2.03M on Fox Deportes + 4.01M additional streaming viewership not tracked by Nielsen = a total of 109.9M across all platforms.
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