Ratings Reference

Every audience figure the industry published.
Sourced, defined, on the record.

US sports TV ratings and viewership figures. Every number sourced, dated, and attributed to its measurement provider.

10,263
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-15

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Published
Telecast
Figure
2026-09-15
2026 US Open tennis, day 12 of 15 (Thursday, September 10)aired 2026-09-10
2,200,000
2026-09-14
San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Ramsaired 2026-09-10
18,500,000
2026-09-14
New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawksaired 2026-09-09
25,100,000
2026-09-14
SMU Mustangs at Florida State Seminolesaired 2026-09-07
4,070,000
2026-09-14
St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giantsaired 2026-09-07
1,890,000
2026-09-12
UNLV Rebels at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriorsaired 2026-09-05
420,000
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Record
127.7M '25
Latest
125.6M '26
OOH-era avg
114.9M '21–'26
Super Bowl avg audience · 1967–2026
20M40M60M80M100M120MOOH added 2020'25 Super Bowl LIX 127.7M'67'87'07'26
Super Bowl avg audience · 1967–2026
YearTelecastAvg audience
1967Super Bowl I (CBS)26,750,000
1968Super Bowl II39,120,000
1969Super Bowl III41,660,000
1970Super Bowl IV44,270,000
1971Super Bowl V46,040,000
1972Super Bowl VI56,640,000
1973Super Bowl VII53,320,000
1974Super Bowl VIII51,700,000
1975Super Bowl IX56,050,000
1976Super Bowl X57,710,000
1977Super Bowl XI62,050,000
1978Super Bowl XII78,940,000
1979Super Bowl XIII74,740,000
1980Super Bowl XIV76,240,000
1981Super Bowl XV68,290,000
1982Super Bowl XVI85,240,000
1983Super Bowl XVII81,770,000
1984Super Bowl XVIII77,620,000
1985Super Bowl XIX85,530,000
1986Super Bowl XX92,570,000
1987Super Bowl XXI87,190,000
1988Super Bowl XXII80,140,000
1989Super Bowl XXIII81,590,000
1990Super Bowl XXIV73,852,000
1991Super Bowl XXV79,510,000
1992Super Bowl XXVI79,590,000
1993Super Bowl XXVII90,990,000
1994Super Bowl XXVIII90,000,000
1995Super Bowl XXIX83,420,000
1996Super Bowl XXX94,080,000
1997Super Bowl XXXI87,870,000
1998Super Bowl XXXII90,000,000
1999Super Bowl XXXIII83,720,000
2000Super Bowl XXXIV88,465,000
2001Super Bowl XXXV84,335,000
2002Super Bowl XXXVI86,801,000
2003Super Bowl XXXVII88,637,000
2004Super Bowl XXXVIII89,795,000
2005Super Bowl XXXIX86,072,000
2006Super Bowl XL90,745,000
2007Super Bowl XLI93,184,000
2008Super Bowl XLII97,448,000
2009Super Bowl XLIII98,732,000
2010Super Bowl XLIV106,476,000
2011Super Bowl XLV111,041,000
2012Super Bowl XLVI111,346,000
2013Super Bowl XLVII108,693,000
2014Super Bowl XLVIII112,752,000
2015Super Bowl XLIX114,810,000
2016Super Bowl 50112,336,000
2017Super Bowl LI111,973,000
2018Super Bowl LII104,016,000
2019Super Bowl LIII98,950,000
2020Super Bowl LIV102,086,000
2021Super Bowl LV95,877,000
2022Super Bowl LVI101,470,000
2023Super Bowl LVII115,096,000
2024Super Bowl LVIII123,714,000
2025Super Bowl LIX127,713,000
2026Super Bowl LX125,603,000
Cross-era chart

Figures before 2020 exclude out-of-home (OOH) viewing: audiences in bars, gyms, offices, and other places outside the home, which Nielsen began counting in 2020

All-time top NFL games

Avg audience
1
Super Bowl LIX
2025-02-09 · FOX
127,713,000
Record
2
Super Bowl LX
2026-02-08 · NBC
125,603,000
3
Super Bowl LVIII
2024-02-11 · CBS
123,714,000
4
Super Bowl LVII
2023-02-12 · FOX
115,096,000
5
Super Bowl XLIX
2015-02-01 · NBC
114,810,000
6
Super Bowl XLVIII
2014-02-02 · FOX
112,752,000
7
Super Bowl 50
2016-02-07 · CBS
112,336,000
8
Super Bowl LI
2017-02-05 · FOX
111,973,000