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 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 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. 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] 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 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. CBS Sports announced Sunday's Super Bowl LVIII between the Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers was watched by a record 123.4 million average viewers across the CBS Television Network, Paramount+ CBS Sports' presentation of the Kansas City Chiefs' overtime victory in Super Bowl 58 was the most-watched telecast in history, with more than 120 million viewers across all CBS platforms. 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. 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 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 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 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 According to Nielsen, more than 200 million viewers (202.4) watched all or part of Super Bowl 58, which is the highest unduplicated total audience in history, up 10% year over year. 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. Super Bowl viewership increased in every single demographic, but no more than in the young and female demos that attracted so much attention this season. 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). With Sunday’s Super Bowl 58 expected to set a new viewership record, the following article digs into reasons why, and argues that the distinction should be accompanied by an asterisk. For reference, see this list of all-time Super Bowl viewership. Not quite a perfect ending, but expect a big finish for the NFL The Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII in overtime against the San Francisco 49ers with a score of 25-22, marking a historic victory. The game set a new record for viewership, becoming the Super Bowl 58 was the most-watched television broadcast in a generation. Sunday's overtime thriller averaged 123.4 million viewers. Nielsen also reported 202.4 million viewers had tuned in to some portion (a minimum of six minutes) of Super Bowl LVIII, a year-over-year increase of 10% (184 million).
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