However, the final Nielsen numbers later revealed the game was watched by 51.3 million total viewers and received a 36.8 rating and a 68 share—less than Super Bowl I. [59] In New York City, the game received a 36.3 rating and a 61 share. 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 Super Bowl TV ratings in the U.S. 1990-2024; Italy: share of Super Bowl final TV audience 2016-2017; Consumer behavior toward the Super Bowl commercials in the U.S. 2017; Super Bowl LVIII was the most-watched program in television history, with an average of 123.7 million viewers tuning in to the Chiefs' 25-22 overtime win versus the 49ers. That included 95.2 million for the 2021 Super Bowl between Tampa Bay and Kansas City, which was the game’s lowest TV-only average since 2007. Univision averaged 2.3 million viewers, the highest Super Bowl viewership on record for a Spanish-language network. The Super Bowl has been televised in Spanish in the United States since 2014. I used average viewership data from Wild Card Round, Divisional Round, Conference Championship, and Super Bowl games played between 2021 and 2025 (representing the 2020-2024 regular seasons) to 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. The Super Bowl on Sunday drew a staggering 123.4 million viewers who watched the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in a nail-biting overtime triumph, CBS Sports said in a 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 The National Football League championship averaged 120.3 million viewers on CBS alone on Sunday, topping last year's audience for the Super Bowl, which drew a record 115.1 million viewers Even more viewers showed up for Rihanna's performance in the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show, which drew an average of 118.7 million viewers across TV and digital platforms, per FOX. The 2017 NBA Finals featuring the same two teams was the most watched NBA Final series on ABC averaging an 11.3 rating / 22 share and 20.38 million viewers. Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals registered the network's highest rated and most watched NBA game with an average 15.8 rating / 29 share and 31.02 million viewers. [ 2 ] The NFL Super Bowl and UEFA Champions League final are two of the most-watched games on TV. Over 123.7 million viewers watched the Super Bowl in 2024, making it the largest TV audience to date.A Super Bowl 2025 will be the most-watched U.S. TV broadcast this year. The Big Game will easily attract more than 100 million viewers. What will be the final tally? View the odds for Super Bowl 2025 viewership below. Most-Watched Super Bowls This chart compares the average global TV viewership of FIFA World Cup Finals compared to the estimated global TV audience of the Super Bowl. How does the Super Bowl viewership compare to FIFA World Cup final? As per the official data from FIFA, the average viewership of the FIFA World Cup finals over the last three editions is in excess of 909.6 million. The 2010 FIFA World Cup had witnessed a viewership of 1 billion while the 2014 edition had a viewership of 562 million. The 2021 NBA Finals were about as successful as a Milwaukee vs. Phoenix matchup in July could be, and grew 32% in total viewers from last year’s series (when the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Thus, it's clear as daylight that the Super Bowl, for the time being, is way ahead of the CFP National Championship games in terms of viewership and, therefore, popularity. × Feedback The 2018 Worlds finals viewership surpassed the 2019 superbowl viewership. It is insane how far League has come. I was just doing some quick searches out of curiosity fully anticipating the Superbowl to come in at a high win but turns out Superbowl viewership was at a very low in 2019 whilst League viewership just keeps growing. Winter Games – 2 Billion Viewers; UEFA Champions League Final – 450 Million Viewers; Super Bowl – 115.1 Million Viewers; Wimbledon – 25.6 Million Viewers; NBA Finals – 17.8 Million Viewers; World Cup of Rugby- 17 Million Viewers; Kentucky Derby – 16.6 Million Viewers; The Masters – 15 Million Viewers; World Series – 14.73
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