Tremendous Bowl LVI turned in a whopping 112 million viewers, because the Rams beat the Bengals in a nail biter.
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Tremendous Bowl LVI bought an enormous rankings rebound on Sunday after the NFL championship recreation took a painful hit in viewership final yr.
Sunday’s large recreation, which pitted the Los Angeles Rams in opposition to the Cincinnati Bengals, delivered a whopping 112.3 million viewers throughout NBC, Telemundo, streaming service Peacock, NBC Sports activities Digital, NFL Digital platforms and Yahoo Sports activities cellular properties, Nielsen stated Tuesday.
That’s an enchancment over final yr’s Tremendous Bowl, which averaged roughly 96.4 million viewers throughout CBS and streaming. This yr’s large numbers wrap up a season that noticed rankings surge roughly 10% general from final yr with 17.1 million viewers a recreation on common.
NBC’s Tremendous Bowl LVI broadcast drove the lion’s share of the rankings with 99.2 million viewers, the corporate stated Tuesday. Like many common season video games, this yr’s Tremendous Bowl was a nail-biter because the Rams narrowly beat the Bengals with a remaining rating of 23 to twenty.
The broadly praised halftime present that includes Dr Dre, Eminem, Mary J Blige, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar, likewise saved viewers tuned in. Up 7% from final yr’s stint by The Weeknd, the Pepsi-sponsored hip-hip bonanza had a mean of 103.4 million viewers within the 8:15 -8:30 PM ET slot, NBC stated.
Total, Tremendous Bowl LVI was the most-watched single telecast in two years. Previous to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Tremendous Bowl averaged about 113 million viewers for Fox.
Tremendous Bowl XLIX, which pitted the New England Patriots in opposition to the Seattle Seahawks in 2015, stays No. 1 in viewers all-time with 114.44 million viewers.
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