Super Bowl XL - Seahawks vs Steelers
Nielsen average audience: 90,745,000 viewers (final), per Nielsen.
- Aired
- 2006-02-05 Sunday
- Networks
- ABC
90,745,000
Nielsen avg audience
provider-confirmed · final
figures last changed 2026-02-11
Super Bowl by year
1968–2026Record
127.7M 2025
This telecast
#17 of 52 Before Out-of-Home
Years on record
58 1968–2026
Nielsen average audience · one telecast per year
- Before Out-of-Homebefore Sept 2020
- Panel + Out-of-HomeSept 2020 – Sept 2025
- Big Data + Panelsince Sept 2025
58 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-08 23:09 UTC
| Year | Telecast | Avg audience |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Super Bowl II | 39,120,000 |
| 1969 | Super Bowl III | 41,660,000 |
| 1970 | Super Bowl IV | 44,270,000 |
| 1971 | Super Bowl V | 46,040,000 |
| 1972 | Super Bowl VI | 56,640,000 |
| 1973 | Super Bowl VII | 53,320,000 |
| 1974 | Super Bowl VIII | 51,700,000 |
| 1975 | Super Bowl IX | 56,050,000 |
| 1976 | Super Bowl X | 57,710,000 |
| 1977 | Super Bowl XI | 62,050,000 |
| 1978 | Super Bowl XII | 78,940,000 |
| 1979 | Super Bowl XIII | 74,740,000 |
| 1980 | Super Bowl XIV | 76,240,000 |
| 1981 | Super Bowl XV | 68,290,000 |
| 1982 | Super Bowl XVI | 85,240,000 |
| 1983 | Super Bowl XVII | 81,770,000 |
| 1984 | Super Bowl XVIII | 77,620,000 |
| 1985 | Super Bowl XIX | 85,530,000 |
| 1986 | Super Bowl XX | 92,570,000 |
| 1987 | Super Bowl XXI | 87,190,000 |
| 1988 | Super Bowl XXII | 80,140,000 |
| 1989 | Super Bowl XXIII | 81,590,000 |
| 1990 | Super Bowl XXIV | 73,852,000 |
| 1991 | Super Bowl XXV | 79,510,000 |
| 1992 | Super Bowl XXVI | 79,590,000 |
| 1993 | Super Bowl XXVII | 90,990,000 |
| 1994 | Super Bowl XXVIII | 90,000,000 |
| 1995 | Super Bowl XXIX | 83,420,000 |
| 1996 | Super Bowl XXX | 94,080,000 |
| 1997 | Super Bowl XXXI | 87,870,000 |
| 1998 | Super Bowl XXXII | 90,000,000 |
| 1999 | Super Bowl XXXIII | 83,720,000 |
| 2000 | Super Bowl XXXIV | 88,465,000 |
| 2001 | Super Bowl XXXV | 84,335,000 |
| 2002 | Super Bowl XXXVI | 86,801,000 |
| 2003 | Super Bowl XXXVII | 88,637,000 |
| 2004 | Super Bowl XXXVIII | 89,795,000 |
| 2005 | Super Bowl XXXIX | 86,072,000 |
| 2006 | Super Bowl XL | 90,745,000 |
| 2007 | Super Bowl XLI | 93,184,000 |
| 2008 | Super Bowl XLII | 97,448,000 |
| 2009 | Super Bowl XLIII | 98,732,000 |
| 2010 | Super Bowl XLIV | 106,476,000 |
| 2011 | Super Bowl XLV | 111,041,000 |
| 2012 | Super Bowl XLVI | 111,346,000 |
| 2013 | Super Bowl XLVII | 108,693,000 |
| 2014 | Super Bowl XLVIII | 112,752,000 |
| 2015 | Super Bowl XLIX | 114,810,000 |
| 2017 | Super Bowl LI | 111,973,000 |
| 2018 | Super Bowl LII | 104,016,000 |
| 2019 | Super Bowl LIII | 98,950,000 |
| 2020 | Super Bowl LIV | 102,086,000 |
| 2021 | Super Bowl LV | 95,877,000 |
| 2022 | Super Bowl LVI | 101,470,000 |
| 2023 | Super Bowl LVII | 115,096,000 |
| 2024 | Super Bowl LVIII | 123,714,000 |
| 2025 | Super Bowl LIX | 127,700,000 |
| 2026 | Super Bowl LX | 125,603,000 |
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