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Super Bowl TV Ratings: Most Watched Super Bowls Of All-Time

Super Bowl LIX (59) is set. The Kansas City Chiefs will face the Philadelphia Eagles. The Chiefs aim to three-peat as champions and make history.
The Super Bowl is the most-watched event on TV. The top 10 most-watched telecasts are all Super Bowls. Out of the top 20 most-watched telecasts in history, the Super Bowl makes up 19 of the 20—only one episode of MASH as the only non-Super Bowl making the list.
Below, we will discuss the most-watched Super Bowls of all time.
Most Watched Super Bowls Of All-Time
There is no bigger TV event than the Super Bowl.
Here are the Super Bowls ranking 6-10 in most average viewership:
- 6. Super Bowl LI – 111,973,000 average viewership
- 7. Super Bowl XLVI – 111,346,000 average viewership
- 8. Super Bowl XLV – 111,041,000 average viewership
- 9. Super Bowl XLVII – 108,693,000 average viewership
- 10. Super Bowl XLIV – 106,476,000 average viewership
Super Bowls XLVII and XLIV were aired on CBS, while Super Bowls XLV and LI were aired on FOX. NBC aired Super Bowl XLVI.
The 10th most-watched Super Bowl featured the New Orleans Saints defeating the Indianapolis Colts 31-17.
The Baltimore Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 in Super Bowl XLVII.
Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in Super Bowl XLV.
The New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots 21-17 in Super Bowl XLVI.
Tom Brady and the New England Patriots came back from being down 28-3 to defeat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in Super Bowl LI.
Top Five Most Watched Super Bowls Of All-Time
The top five most-watched Super Bowls all see an average of over 112 million viewers.
5. Super Bowl 50: Denver Broncos Vs Carolina Panthers
Super Bowl 50 was aired on CBS.
The Denver Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers 24-10 in Super Bowl 50.
Peyton Manning won his second Super Bowl behind a tough Broncos defense.
The average viewership number for this Super Bowl was 112,336,000.
The air date for Super Bowl 50 was on February 7, 2016.
4. Super Bowl XLVIII: Seattle Seahawks Vs Denver Broncos
Super Bowl XLVIII was aired on FOX.
Seattle destroyed Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos 43-8.
The game was not close from the start. Despite the massive blowout, this was the fourth most-watched Super Bowl in history.
The average viewership number for this Super Bowl was 112,752,000.
The air date for Super Bowl XLVIII was on February 2, 2014.
3. Super Bowl XLIX: New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks
Super Bowl XLIX was aired on NBC.
This was one of the better Super Bowls with the Patriots narrowly defeating the Seahawks 28-24.
With the ball on the one-yard line, down 28-24, instead of handing it off to Marshawn Lynch to score a TD, Seattle threw the ball and Russell Wilson threw an interception.
Seattle was never the same after this loss and it caused a major rift in the locker room.
The average viewership number for this Super Bowl was 114,810,000.
The air date for Super Bowl XLIX was on February 1, 2015.
2. Super Bowl LVII: Kansas City Chiefs vs Philadelphia Eagles
Super Bowl LVII was aired on FOX.
While the Chiefs and Eagles will square off in this year’s Super Bowl, they also faced each other two years ago in the Super Bowl.
This was a classic game with the Chiefs coming out on top 38-35.
Both Hurts and Mahomes were superb in the contest.
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. The game ended with a Mahomes TD pass to Mecole Hardman.
The average viewership number for this Super Bowl was 123,714,000. Super Bowl LVIII saw over eight million more average viewers than the second-most-watched Super Bowl. The Taylor Swift effect.
The air date for Super Bowl LVIII was on February 11, 2024.