Super Bowl ratings dating back to the very first game in 1967.
The Super Bowl ratings record remains a 49.1 for 49ers-Bengals in 1982, but the viewership record was set more recently, 114.4 million for Patriots-Seahawks in 2015. The past ten Super Bowls rank as the ten most-watched all-time, and the past eight rank as the eight most-watched programs in U.S. television history.
Last year’s Patriots-Rams Super Bowl was the least-watched since 2008.
Super Bowl ratings and viewership, all-time
As of 2021, out-of-home viewing is now included in traditional Nielsen-reported audience.
| Year | Game | Margin | Net | Overall | A18-49 | |||||
| Rtg | TV Vwrs | Strm | Spnsh | OOH | Rtg | Vwrs | ||||
| 2021 | TB-KC | TB +22 | CBS | 38.2 | 91.63M | 5.7M | 647K | incl. | 26.5 | 34.28M |
| 2020 | KC-SF | KC +11 | FOX | 41.6 | 100.45M | 3.4M | 757K | 13M | 29.9 | 38.67M |
| 2019 | NE-LAR | NE +10 | CBS | 41.1 | 98.19M | 2.6M | 473K | 12M | 31.0 | 39.95M |
| 2018 | PHI-NE | PHI +8 | NBC | 43.1 | 103.39M | 2.02M | 543K | 12M | 33.4 | 43.00M |
| 2017 | NE-ATL | NE +6 (OT) | FOX | 45.3 | 111.32M | 1.72M | 650K | — | 37.1 | 47.62M |
| 2016 | DEN-CAR | DEN +14 | CBS | 46.6 | 111.86M | 1.40M | 472K | — | 37.7 | 47.86M |
| 2015 | NE-SEA | NE +4 | NBC | 47.5 | 114.44M | 973K | 368K | — | 39.1 | 49.71M |
| 2014 | SEA-DEN | SEA +35 | FOX | 46.7 | 112.19M | 531K | 561K | — | 39.3 | 49.87M |
| 2013 | BAL-SF | BAL +3 | CBS | 46.4 | 108.69M | 508K | — | — | 39.7 | 50.22M |
| 2012 | NYG-NE | NYG +4 | NBC | 47.0 | 111.35M | 346K | — | — | 40.5 | 51.84M |
| 2011 | GB-PIT | GB +6 | FOX | 46.0 | 111.01M | — | — | — | 39.9 | 52.48M |
| 2010 | NO-IND | NO +14 | CBS | 45.0 | 106.48M | — | — | — | 38.6 | 50.82M |
| 2009 | PIT-ARIZ | PIT +4 | NBC |
42.0
|
98.73M | — | — | — | 36.7 | 48.45M |
| 2008 | NYG-NE | NYG +3 | FOX |
43.1
|
97.45M | — | — | — | 37.5 | 49.19M |
| 2007 | IND-CHI | IND +12 | CBS |
42.6
|
93.18M | — | — | — | 35.2 | n.a. |
| 2006 | PIT-SEA | PIT +11 | ABC |
41.6
|
90.75M | — | — | — | 34.6 | 45.01M |
| 2005 | NE-PHI | NE +3 | FOX |
41.1
|
86.07M | — | — | — | 33.2 | 43.14M |
| 2004 | NE-CAR | NE +3 | CBS |
41.4
|
89.80M | — | — | — | 35.7 | 46.00M |
| 2003 | TB-OAK | TB +27 | ABC |
40.7
|
88.64M | — | — | — | 36.4 | 46.86M |
| 2002 | NE-STL | NE +3 | FOX |
40.4
|
86.80M | — | — | — | 34.7 | n.a. |
| 2001 | BAL-NYG | BAL +27 | CBS |
40.4
|
84.34M | — | — | — | 35.8 | n.a. |
| 2000 | STL-TEN | STL +7 | ABC |
43.3
|
88.47M | — | — | — | 37.9 | n.a. |
| 1999 | DEN-ATL | DEN +15 | FOX |
40.2
|
83.72M | — | — | — | 36.4 | n.a. |
| 1998 | DEN-GB | DEN +7 | NBC |
44.5
|
90.00M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1997 | GB-NE | GB +14 | FOX |
43.3
|
87.87M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1996 | DAL-PIT | DAL +10 | NBC |
46.0
|
94.08M | — | — | — | 41.2 | n.a. |
| 1995 | SF-SD | SF +23 | ABC |
41.3
|
83.42M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1994 | DAL-BUF | DAL +17 | NBC |
45.5
|
90.00M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1993 | DAL-BUF | DAL +35 | NBC |
45.1
|
90.99M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1992 | WSH-BUF | WSH +13 | CBS |
40.3
|
79.59M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1991 | NYG-BUF | NYG +1 | ABC |
41.9
|
79.51M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1990 | SF-DEN | SF +45 | CBS |
39.0
|
73.85M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1989 | SF-CIN | SF +4 | NBC |
43.5
|
81.59M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1988 | WSH-DEN | WSH +32 | ABC |
41.9
|
80.14M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1987 | NYG-DEN | NYG +19 | CBS |
45.8
|
87.19M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1986 | CHI-NE | CHI +36 | NBC |
48.3
|
92.57M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1985 | SF-MIA | SF +22 | ABC |
46.4
|
85.53M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1984 | LA Raiders-WSH | LA +29 | CBS |
46.4
|
77.62M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1983 | WSH-MIA | WSH +10 | NBC |
48.6
|
81.77M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1982 | SF-CIN | SF +5 | CBS |
49.1
|
85.24M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1981 | OAK-PHI | OAK +17 | NBC |
44.4
|
68.29M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1980 | PIT-LA Rams | PIT +12 | CBS |
46.3
|
76.24M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1979 | PIT-DAL | PIT +4 | NBC |
47.1
|
74.74M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1978 | DAL-DEN | DAL +17 | CBS |
47.2
|
78.94M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1977 | OAK-MIN | OAK +18 | NBC |
44.4
|
62.05M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1976 | PIT-DAL | PIT +4 | CBS |
42.3
|
57.71M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1975 | PIT-MIN | PIT +10 | NBC |
42.4
|
56.05M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1974 | MIA-MIN | MIA +17 | CBS |
41.6
|
51.70M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1973 | MIA-WSH | MIA +7 | NBC |
42.7
|
53.32M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1972 | DAL-MIA | DAL +21 | CBS |
44.2
|
56.64M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1971 | BAL (Colts)-DAL | BAL +3 | NBC |
39.9
|
46.04M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1970 | KC-MIN | KC +16 | CBS |
39.4
|
44.27M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1969 | NYJ-BAL (Colts) | NYJ +9 | NBC |
36.0
|
41.66M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1968 | GB-OAK | GB +19 | CBS |
36.8
|
39.12M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1967 | GB-KC | GB +25 | CBS |
22.6
|
26.75M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. |
| NBC |
18.5
|
24.43M | — | — | — | n.a. | n.a. | |||
(Some streaming/Spanish-language data via Michael Mulvihill/Twitter 2.3a, 2.3b)