Ratings Reference
Telecasts · NFL

Super Bowl XVI

1982-01-24 · NFL · CBS
85,240,000
Nielsen avg audience
final · figures last changed 2026-02-11

Published figures

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Nielsen2 figures
average audienceLead figure
full telecast / panel-only · final
confirmed · Nielsen
XVI CBS 85,240,000 49.1 Jan. 24, 1982 Nielsen, verbatim
85,240,000
household rating
full telecast / panel-only · final
confirmed · Nielsen
XVI CBS 85,240,000 49.1 Jan. 24, 1982 Nielsen, verbatim
49.1 HH
2 provider figures · provider-confirmed
confirmed = published by the provider