Super Bowl 60 was a defensive battle for the first three quarters of play. The Seattle Seahawks held the upper hand all game over the New England Patriots en route to a second Super Bowl title in franchise history.
Behind a dominant effort up front, Seattle harassed Patriots quarterback Drake Maye and left little room for his playmakers to get open. Super Bowl MVP running back Kenneth Walker III paced the Seahawks’ offense until they finally broke through and reached the end zone in the fourth quarter.
Seattle led 9-0 at halftime before Grammy Award-winning artist Bad Bunny put on a show featuring the likes of Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin.
Super Bowl 60 had something for everyone – casual fans and NFL enthusiasts alike. Seattle’s dominant defense, late scoring, Bad Bunny’s performances and the usual array of interesting commercials.
Now that the dust’s settled on the biggest television event of the year, how many people tuned in to watch Super Bowl 60? Here’s what we know.
How many people watched the Super Bowl?
That average is second all-time behind the record set by Super Bowl 59 of 127.71 million viewers. The Philadelphia Eagles’ victory over the Kansas City Chiefs was the most-watched television event in U.S. history.
Super Bowl viewership history
Here’s a history of the total viewership of each Super Bowl dating back to the first one on Jan. 15, 1967, according to Nielsen Media Research:
Super Bowl 60: 124.9 million
Super Bowl 59: 127.71 million
Super Bowl 58: 123.71 million
Super Bowl 57: 115.09 million
Super Bowl 56: 101.57 million
Super Bowl 55: 95.87 million
Super Bowl 54: 102.08 million
Super Bowl 53: 98.95 million
Super Bowl 52: 104.01 million
Super Bowl 51: 111.97 million
Super Bowl 50: 112.33 million
Super Bowl 49: 114.81 million
Super Bowl 48: 112.75 million
Super Bowl 47: 108.69 million
Super Bowl 46: 111.34 million
Super Bowl 45: 111.04 million
Super Bowl 44: 106.47 million
Super Bowl 43: 98.73 million
Super Bowl 42: 97.44 million
Super Bowl 41: 93.18 million
Super Bowl 40: 90.74 million
Super Bowl 39: 86.07 million
Super Bowl 38: 89.79 million
Super Bowl 37: 88.63 million
Super Bowl 36: 86.80 million
Super Bowl 35: 84.33 million
Super Bowl 34: 88.46 million
Super Bowl 33: 83.72 million
Super Bowl 32: 90.00 million
Super Bowl 31: 87.87 million
Super Bowl 30: 94.08 million
Super Bowl 29: 83.42 million
Super Bowl 28: 90.00 million
Super Bowl 27: 90.99 million
Super Bowl 26: 79.59 million
Super Bowl 25: 79.51 million
Super Bowl 24: 73.85 million
Super Bowl 23: 81.59 million
Super Bowl 22: 80.14 million
Super Bowl 21: 87.19 million
Super Bowl 20: 92.57 million
Super Bowl 19: 85.53 million
Super Bowl 18: 77.62 million
Super Bowl 17: 81.77 million
Super Bowl 16: 85.24 million
Super Bowl 15: 68.29 million
Super Bowl 14: 76.24 million
Super Bowl 13: 74.74 million
Super Bowl 12: 78.94 million
Super Bowl 11: 62.05 million
Super Bowl 10: 57.71 million
Super Bowl 9: 56.05 million
Super Bowl 8: 51.70 million
Super Bowl 7: 53.32 million
Super Bowl 6: 56.64 million
Super Bowl 5: 46.04 million
Super Bowl 4: 44.27 million
Super Bowl 3: 41.66 million
Super Bowl 2: 39.12 million
Super Bowl 1: 26.75 million
