Super Bowl X also saw an increase in ratings; total viewership for the 1976 game increased by 2 million compared to the previous year and the national audience share was 78%, which remains the highest-ever number for the game on a single network. 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 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. 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 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. Univision averaged more than 2.2 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 San Francisco 49ers fans celebrate a touchdown as they watch the Super Bowl 58 NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs from a pool on top of the Circa Resort and Casino, Sunday, Feb. 11 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. This past weekend’s Super Bowl LVIII drew 123.4 million average viewers, the highest ever for the NFL’s biggest game, CBS Sports says. TV Ratings: Super Bowl LVIII Sets All-Time Record With 123M Viewers. That’s the highest household number for a Super Bowl since a 43.1 rating in 2018. (Adding in the other telecasts brings It remains the only Super Bowl to cross the 49.0 ratings threshold. Super Bowl XVI is the fourth-highest-rated TV broadcast of all time, behind Roots’ Part VIII (51.1), Dallas’ Who Done It (53 The king of Super Bowl efficiency, with a 127.8 career Super Bowl passer rating that not even Tom Brady would be able to surpass in ten appearances over his 23-year career. Meanwhile, Patrick Phil Simms has the best passer rating by a quarterback in a Super Bowl, with a 150.9 rating in Super Bowl XXI against the Broncos on January 25, 1987. The best Super Bowl performance by a quarterback we have ever seen belongs to Rodgers in his one and only appearance — and it’s not even close. Rodgers had a 94.2 passing grade in his Super Bowl 45 victory over Pittsburgh and gathered up nine big-time throws while going without a single turnover-worthy play. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account. Site Last Updated: Monday, February 3, 2:32PM Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Subscribe to our Free Email Newsletter A champion will be crowned when the Philadelphia Eagles battle the Kansas City Chiefs (-1.5, 48.5) in Super Bowl 59. The action kicks off from Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday, February The Super Bowl also drew a 41.6 rating, which beat out last year's Super Bowl by a small margin. A rating is the percentage of viewers with a TV who were watching the game. The highest share 4 players are tied for the highest career passer rating in Super Bowls, with a 158.3 rating. The first three are Jauan Jennings, Antwaan Randle El and Lawrence McCutcheon. · The offensive turnovers statistic has also been quite misleading in terms of Super Bowl handicapping, with teams owning an edge in this stat going just 7-14 ATS (33.3%) in the Super Bowl since 2003. 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
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