Super Bowl LVII, in which the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35, reached an audience of 113 million viewers, the most of the last six editions.
According to data from the FOX Sports television network presented Monday, the NFL title game was the third most watched televised event in United States history, with a population of 330 million.
It was the largest crowd at a Super Bowl since LI, in which the New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in a stellar 25-point comeback led by quarterback Tom Brady.
The closeness of the game between Kansas City and Philadelphia, which was resolved to the last minute, contributed to keeping the audience glued to the television until the very end.
The historic performances of both quarterbacks also contributed.
With the Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes, who passed for three touchdowns despite a sprained ankle, became the first player this century to win the NFL title, Super Bowl, and NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in the same season.
The Eagles’ Jalen Hurts had three rushing and one passing touchdowns, a Super Bowl record for a quarterback.
The halftime show starring Rihanna reached 118.7 million views when combined viewership across television and digital platforms owned by FOX and the NFL. It was the most watched since Katy Perry’s performance in 2015.
Despite these numbers, Super Bowl LVII came in at less than 1.4 million viewers from the most-watched in the league’s history, which was in 2015’s XLIX edition with a record 114.4 million.
In that game for the NFL Championship, the New England Patriots, led by Tom Brady, defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in a dramatic game that was decided in the final game.
Source: El heraldo
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