Super Bowl TV ratings – Sports TV Ratings

Patriots-Falcons Draws 111.3 million viewers on Fox, 5th-best ever (Historical Super Bowl TV ratings and viewership 1967-2017)

February 6, 2017

Update: in preliminary timezone adjusted fast national Nielsen numbers Fox reports the Super Bowl averaged 113.7 including streaming and Fox Deportes with 111.3 million on just the Fox broadcast net. Since the historical comparisons only are TV #s, I’m using the 111.3 number making it the 5th most-watched all-time. Only one more Sunday of NFL left, will it be the biggest Sunday ever in terms of viewership? I’d probably bet against…

Patriots Super Bowl LI draws 48.8 overnight rating, down slightly from Panthers-Broncos last year

February 6, 2017

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Last night’s Super Bowl with the New England Patriots dramatic comeback win over the Atlanta Falcons in the first Super Bowl to go to Overtime drew a 48.8/72 overnight household rating/share in Nielsen’s largest 56 markets., That’s down .4 percent (less than half of 1%) versus last year’s 49.0 for Denver’s blowout of the Carolina Panthers. Overnight Super Bowl ratings 2005-2016: Year Network Teams Overnight Rating 2017 Fox Patriots-Falcons 48.8…

Panthers-Broncos Super Bowl 50 draws 111.9 million viewers, 3rd most-watched ever

February 8, 2016

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The Denver Broncos’ victory over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 averaged 111.9 million viewers on CBS. Super Bowl TV ratings 1967-2016: Super Bowl Date Network Household rating Avg. no. of homes (000s) Avg. no. of persons 2+ (000s) Teams (winners in capitals) 50 Feb. 7, 2016 CBS 46.6 ? 111,864 Carolina vs. DENVER XLIX Feb. 1, 2015 NBC 47.5 ? 114,442 NEW ENGLAND vs. Seattle XLVIII Feb. 2,…

Panthers-Broncos Super Bowl 50 draws 49.0 overnight rating, down slightly from last year’s record

February 8, 2016

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Last night’s Super Bowl with the Denver Broncos winning over the Carolina Panthers earned a 49.0/73 overnight household rating/share in Nielsen’s largest 56 markets., That’s down 1% versus last year’s 49.7 for New England-Seattle which set the record for overnight household rating, but was good enough for second-best overnight rating ever. Per CBS the game peaked with a 51.0/73 from 10:00-10:15p ET. It’s risky to make predictions about what the final national…

Seven out of the last eight Super Bowls have set viewership records (Super Bowl TV ratings 1967-2015)

January 31, 2016

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Only one more Sunday of NFL left, will it be the biggest Sunday ever in terms of viewership? That can’t be ruled out since going back to 2008 when the Giants ended the Patriots’ run at a perfect season, seven of the last eight Super Bowls have set viewership records. While for most events the teams involved and closeness of game typically matter a lot, it seems the Super Bowl is immune…

Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl shatters Nielsen viewership record with 114.4 million viewers

February 2, 2015

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Super Bowl XLIX was a thriller. In the aftermath, and on the heels of record-setting overnight ratings, nobody can be surprised it also smashed the viewership record, averaging with 114.4 million viewers. That easily surpassed the previous record of 112.91 million for last year’s Seahawks-Broncos matchup. The 47.5 household rating wasn’t a record, but was the best rating in 30 years and 4th best overall for the Super Bowl. The…

Patriots-Seahawks Thriller Posts 49.7/72

February 2, 2015

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We posted the overnight ratings for the Super Bowl a few hours ago (and if you want to see more historical overnight ratings, you should check it out). But NBC has now issued a release with many more details on last night’s game including some local market info. via NBC Sports: HIGHEST SUPER BOWL OVERNIGHT RATING EVER! PATRIOTS-SEAHAWKS SUPER BOWL XLIX THRILLER POSTS 49.7/72 Super Bowl XLIX Overnight Up 4%…

Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl XLIX draws highest overnight rating ever

February 2, 2015

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Last night’s Super Bowl where the New England Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks earned a 49.7/72 overnight household rating/share in Nielsen’s largest 56 markets. Thats up 4% versus last year’s (Denver-Seattle) Super Bowl overnight rating which drew a 47.6 rating in the top 56 markets, and is the highest overnight rating on record for the Super Bowl. The previous record was 2013’s Ravens-49ers which drew a 48.1 overnight rating. Last year’s overnight rating was…