Ratings Reference

NFL

1,330 telecasts with figures · 1,566 published claims
1,330
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-14

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date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year.

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telecast

telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one.

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figure

figure the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one.

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1995-01-29Super Bowl XXIX83,420,000
1994-01-30Super Bowl XXVIII90,000,000
1993-01-31Super Bowl XXVII90,990,000
1992-01-26Super Bowl XXVI79,590,000
1991-01-27Super Bowl XXV79,510,000
1990-01-28Super Bowl XXIV73,852,000
1989-01-22Super Bowl XXIII81,590,000
1988-01-31Super Bowl XXII80,140,000
1987-01-25Super Bowl XXI87,190,000
1986-01-26Super Bowl XX92,570,000
1985-01-20Super Bowl XIX85,530,000
1984-01-22Super Bowl XVIII77,620,000
1983-01-30Super Bowl XVII81,770,000
1982-01-24Super Bowl XVI85,240,000
1981-01-25Super Bowl XV68,290,000
1980-01-20Super Bowl XIV76,240,000
1979-01-21Super Bowl XIII74,740,000
1978-01-15Super Bowl XII78,940,000
1977-01-09Super Bowl XI62,050,000
1976-01-18Super Bowl X57,710,000
1975-01-12Super Bowl IX56,050,000
1974-01-13Super Bowl VIII51,700,000
1973-01-14Super Bowl VII53,320,000
1972-01-16Super Bowl VI56,640,000
1971-01-17Super Bowl V46,040,000
1970-01-11Super Bowl IV44,270,000
1969-01-12Super Bowl III41,660,000
1968-01-14Super Bowl II39,120,000
1967-01-15Super Bowl I (CBS)26,750,000
1967-01-15Super Bowl I (NBC)24,430,000