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 Final numbers gave Super Bowl III a national rating of 36.0, lower than the previous year, though the total viewership was up from 51.3 million to 54.5 million. [59] In contrast with previous years, Super Bowl IV's ratings were largely underestimated. 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 The Chiefs vs. 49ers Super Bowl drew 123.4 million average viewers on Sunday — the most-watched game in NFL history, up seven percent from last year's Super Bowl. CBS also claimed it is the most Specifically, the 112 million official viewership of Super Bowl 51 – which is believed to stretch to as much as 124 million – would surpass 58’s total. CBS last broadcast the Super Bowl in 2021, when it aired Super Bowl 55, which at 91.6 million English-language viewers was the lowest-watched Super Bowl since 2006. The Super Bowl 58 featuring the Kansas City Chiefs versus the San Francisco 49ers has shattered all previous TV ratings records, with a historic estimated 123.7 million viewers. Super Bowl 58 was the most-watched program ever, up 7% in viewership from Super Bowl 57, which held the previous record with 115.1 million average viewers. More than 200 million viewers watched at The Chiefs and 49ers reached an estimated 123.7 million viewers on CBS's broadcast of Super Bowl 58 on Sunday night, as quarterback Patrick Mahomes completed a game-winning touchdown pass to Super Bowl 58 sets ratings record with 123.4 million viewers, TV’s biggest audience since the moon landing breaking Super Bowl viewership records. each year NFL games make up the vast Since that 2021 down year, the Super Bowl has come back with higher viewership, as audiences of 101 million and 113 million, respectively, tuned into the last two title games. The international numbers for the Super Bowl are impressive, though not typically comparable to other global sports phenomenons like the World Cup. What does that mean for this year's Super Bowl ratings? Subscribe To Newsletters (58) in the AFC while Super Bowl viewership was higher in 2023 than 2022 Divisional and Wild Card Round 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 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. They predicted last year that viewership could hit record levels – driven partially by the Swift Effect. Super Bowl 58 topped all previous Super Bowls for searches. 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). 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 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 58.8 million women watched Super Bowl LVIII, a 9% increase from the previous year. Viewership among 18-34-year-olds rose by 10% , largely attributed to Swift’s fanbase tuning in. The Super Bowl proved to be a record-breaking culmination of an already historically impressive year for NFL games—matchups during the 2023 regular season drew an average of 17.9 million viewers Australia: Total audience reach of nearly 3 million, averaging over 1.2 million viewers — the highest since records began and up +26% year-on-year. China: Most-watched Super Bowl in the last 7
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