This 12 months’s Tremendous Bowl will possible go down as one of the crucial memorable.
LAS VEGAS — Whether or not it was due to the annoying additional time ending to the sport, Taylor Swift within the stands, Usher’s halftime present, or folks simply anticipating the advertisements, one factor is for certain: folks tuned in for the Tremendous Bowl.
Tremendous Bowl LVIII was the most-watched in historical past, the NFL mentioned Monday.
Throughout all platforms, the printed drew 123.4 million common viewers, in line with early information. That is up 7% from final 12 months’s Tremendous Bowl, which held the earlier document with 115.1 million common viewers. Greater than 200 million viewers tuned in sooner or later to look at the Tremendous Bowl this 12 months.
The sport aired on CBS and streamed on Paramount+, with particular displays on Nickelodeon and Univision. This 12 months’s massive recreation additionally had a record-setting streaming viewers on Paramount+ and greater than 2.2 million viewers on Univision, a Tremendous Bowl document for a Spanish-language community, CBS mentioned.
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This Tremendous Bowl will possible go down as one of the crucial memorable, given Taylor Swift’s attendance to assist boyfriend Travis Kelce, and the truth that it was in Las Vegas for the primary time. Throw in Kansas Metropolis successful back-to-back titles — a uncommon accomplishment — and Patrick Mahomes’ late brilliance, and it was a traditional.
Usher shined in his halftime present, delivering a set with a number of highlights, together with appearances by Alicia Keys, H.E.R., Jermaine Dupri, Lil Jon and Ludacris.
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The Related Press contributed.
