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Monday, October 20, 2025

The 25 Most-Watched Super Bowls of All Time

  • Super Bowl LIX set a new record with 127.7 million average viewers.
  • Super Bowl XLIV (Colts vs Saints) was the first game to cross 100 million average viewers in 2010.
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The NFL is the most highly viewed sport in the U.S.—and the Super Bowl, often the most popular event on television, is its crown jewel.

The rematch between the Eagles and Chiefs broke last year’s record with 127.7 million average viewers. Despite concerns that Chiefs’ fatigue potentially reduced interest in the big game, more people tuned in, continuing the streak to three years of record viewership for the Super Bowl.

The 2024 edition between the Chiefs and the 49ers is second. The Chiefs’ third Super Bowl win in five seasons had more than 123.7 million total average viewers and beat the record set the previous year in Super Bowl LVII between the Chiefs and the Eagles, which had more than 115 million total average viewers.

Holding the fourth spot is 2015 Super Bowl XLIX between the Patriots and Seahawks, with 114.8 million total average viewers.

Taking the fifth spot is the 2014 Super Bowl XLVIII between the Seahawks and Broncos, which attracted more than 112.7 million total average viewers.

Super Bowl XLIV between the Colts and the Saints became the first game to cross the 100 million viewer bar in 2010. The Saints’ 31–17 upset the Colts to earn the franchise’s first Super Bowl title for the historically downtrodden organization.

Here is the list of average viewers’ top 25 most-watched Super Bowls. The list was compiled in February 2025 using data from Nielsen.

RankSuper BowlTeamsNetwork(s)Total Average Viewers P2+ (Persons age 2 or more)Date
1LIXKansas City vs PhiladelphiaFox, Fox Deportes, Telemundo, Tubi127,713,000Feb. 9, 2025
2LVIIIKansas City vs. San FranciscoCBS, Univision, Nickelodeon, Nick-at-Nite123,714,000Feb. 11, 2024
3LVIIKansas City vs. PhiladelphiaFox, Fox Deportes115,096,000Feb. 12, 2023
5XLIXNew England vs. SeattleNBC, Universal114,810,000Feb. 1, 2015
6XLVIIISeattle vs. DenverFox, Fox Deportes112,752,000Feb. 2, 2014
7SB 50Denver vs. CarolinaCBS, ESPN Deportes112,336,000Feb. 7, 2016
8LINew England vs. AtlantaFox, Fox Deportes111,973,000Feb. 5, 2017
9XLVINew York Giants vs. New EnglandNBC111,346,000Feb. 5, 2012
10XLVGreen Bay vs. PittsburghFox111,041,000Feb. 6, 2011
11XLVIIBaltimore vs. San FranciscoCBS108,693,000Feb. 3, 2013
12XLIVNew Orleans vs. IndianapolisCBS106,476,000Feb. 7, 2010
13LIIPhiladelphia vs. New EnglandNBC, Universal104,016,000Feb. 4, 2018
14LIVKansas City vs. San FranciscoFox, Fox Deportes102,086,000Feb. 2, 2020
15LVILos Angeles Rams vs. CincinnatiNBC, Telemundo101,470,000Feb. 13, 2022
16LIIINew England vs. Los Angeles RamsCBS, ESPN Deportes98,950,000Feb. 3, 2019
17XLIIIPittsburgh vs. ArizonaNBC98,732,000Feb. 1, 2009
18XLIINew York Giants vs. New EnglandFox97,448,000Feb. 3, 2008
19LVTampa Bay vs. Kansas CityCBS, ESPN Deportes95,877,000Feb. 7, 2021
20XXXDallas vs. PittsburghNBC94,080,000Jan. 28, 1996
21XLIIndianapolis vs. ChicagoCBS93,184,000Feb. 4, 2007
22XXChicago vs. New EnglandNBC92,570,000Jan. 26, 1986
23XXVIIDallas vs. BuffaloNBC90,990,000Jan. 31, 1993
24XLPittsburgh vs. SeattleABC90,745,000Feb. 5, 2006
T-25XXXIIDenver vs. Green BayNBC90,000,000Jan. 25, 1998
T-25XXVIIIDallas vs. BuffaloNBC90,000,000Jan. 30, 1994

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