Super Bowl Ratings History (1967-present) (2024)

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What year did the Super Bowl have the most viewers? ›

The current record belongs to Super Bowl LVIII in 2024. Between 2010 and '18, the Super Bowl consistently garnered more than 100 million viewers.

"CBS Sports' coverage of SUPER BOWL LVIII, which featured the Kansas City Chiefs' 25-22 overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers, delivered the most-watched telecast in history with a Total Audience Delivery of 123.4 million average viewers across all platforms, including the CBS Television Network, Paramount+, ...

NBC received an 18.5 rating and a market share of 36 for its broadcast, which was seen by 24.43 million people.

Super Bowl ratings dating back to the very first game in 1967. 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.

Rihanna. Rihanna performs during Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on Feb. 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. With 121 million viewers, Rihanna's 2023 performance during Super Bowl LVII is the most-watched halftime show in history.

Of the 30 most-watched telecasts, 27 are Super Bowls. The Apollo 11 moon landing is generally considered to have been the most watched event in American television history, having garnered an estimated viewership of between 125 and 150 million viewers.

Super Bowl I's ticket prices were a mere $12 and the event did not sell out. In fact, it was the only non-sellout Super Bowl to ever occur. Meanwhile, securing tickets today is almost unheard of. The cheapest resale tickets to this year's Super Bowl start around $6,000, with the most expensive tickets nearing $100,000.

The Rams became the first NFC West team to reach the Super Bowl. The NFC West was the last of the six post-merger divisions to reach the Super Bowl. Super Bowl XIV holds the record for attendance with 103,985 spectators.

Owing to the large potential audience, the network broadcasting the Super Bowl can also charge a premium on advertising time during the game. A thirty-second commercial at Super Bowl I in 1967 cost $37,500.

Who was the biggest favorite in Super Bowl history? ›

Biggest Super Bowl Point Spread

The largest point spread in Super Bowl history was in Super Bowl XXIX in 1995. The San Francisco 49ers entered the game as massive 18.5-point favorites over the San Diego Chargers.

According to Nielsen, approximately 123.4 million people watched the Chiefs defeat the 49ers in Las Vegas this Sunday—making the telecast second only to the moon landing in 1969. And they said broadcast was dead.

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 becomes the most watched television event in history.

The Super Bowl has topped television ratings in the United States every year since the first championship game in 1967. This has made commercial time during its broadcast the most expensive of any televised event in the United States.

This impressive figure represents nearly half of the global population of 8 billion, who are united by their love for this dynamic and captivating sport. It is no wonder, then, that the FIFA World Cup is the pinnacle of sporting events, drawing the largest audience of any competition in the world.

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.