If you ask anyone who knows anything about television ratings, there are certain topics that they just know to be true.
Fox Newscrushesits cable news competition. Late night talk shows appear to be going the wayof the dodo.
And the Super Bowl is the undisputed king of American television ratings — even whenthey’re down.
Super Bowl LX, which took place on Sunday, is no exception to this rule.
According to theNew York Post, Sunday’s big game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots averaged a whopping 124.93 million viewers.
Notably, that is technically down from a year ago, when the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX.
The Eagles’ win over the vaunted Chiefs averaged 127.71 million viewers last year.
The Seahawks’ 29-13 thumping of the Patriots aired on NBC — and the network seemed thrilled with the results, even if it is technically down year-over-year.
“NBC Sports’ presentation of Super Bowl LX set an all-time media record as 137.8 million viewers watched in the second quarter as the Seattle Seahawks led 6-0 over the New England Patriots – marking the highest peak viewership in U.S. TV history,” the networkcrowed.
NBC Sports president Rick Cordella, whose network is also airing the Winter Olympics, celebrated the partnership with the NFL.
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