Super Bowl Draws 113 Million Viewers, Third Most-watched TV Program in U.S. History
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If you’ve been following along, you know the NFL has been delivering massive audience after massive audience this postseason. This trend continued with over 110 million Americans tuning in to the Super Bowl.
Over 50 million people tuned in to the Divisional Round Sunday broadcast. San Francisco 49ers evict Dallas Cowboys. Despite a terrible game and a controversial end, the following Sunday was a good day. Each Conference Championship was won. Over 50 million.
The AFC Championship matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs & Cincinnati Bengals reached a record of more than 60 million.
But all of that was just a precursor for the world’s biggest sporting event.
FOX Sports reported that an average of 113million Americans watched the Super Bowl each week. It was the third most-watched television program in American history, and the most-watched Super Bowl for six years.
Forbes reports that the New England Patriots win over Seattle Seahawks 2015 Super Bowl is the most watched (114 million viewers).
The Eagles and Chiefs games were a great way to bring in a large audience. Two teams with great offenses had no trouble scoring points and winning the last-second game.
Super Bowl halftime shows receive incredible ratings
The game wasn’t the only thing bringing people to the TV. According to FOX’s official release, the halftime show featuring Rihanna It scored an amazing number all by itself.
“The Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show, starring Rihanna, drew an average of 118.7 million viewers across TV (FOX and FOX Deportes) and digital platforms (FOX and NFL properties),” The release states.
The Super Bowl also delivered in this area, as streaming has become more mainstream.
“Super Bowl LVII was the most-streamed Super Bowl in history, delivering an average of 7 million streams, up +18% over last year (vs. 6 million) and up +103% over FOX’s last Super Bowl stream in 2020 (vs. 3.4 million),” According to the release.
The NFL is the most powerful.
Unfortunately, we’ve got 205 days until it retakes its throne.
Not that I’m counting.
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