Super Bowl TV viewership in the U.S. 1990-2026

The 2026 edition of the Super Bowl, which saw the Seattle Seahawks emerge victorious against the New England Patriots was watched by ***** million viewers in the United States, making it one of the most watched Super Bowls in history. The most watched Super Bowl was aired in the previous year, when the Philadelphia Eagles won against the Kansas City Chiefs.

What is the Super Bowl?

The Super Bowl is the last game of the NFL season with the winners of the two football conferences, the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC), competing with each other. The game determines the champion of the National Football League. The first Super Bowl was played on January 15, 1967, following the 1966 football season. In that game, the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, then of the American Football League, with a score of 35 to 10, winning the first-ever Super Bowl championship. 

Super Bowl giants

The Super Bowl came into being as part of a merger agreement between the two rival football leagues (National Football League and the American Football League) at the time. From 1967 to 1970, the game pitted the champions of the two rival leagues against each other. Since 1971 and the completion of the merger agreement, the winners of the two conferences have squared off against each other. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots have won the most Super Bowl titles, with a total of *** wins each. The Patriots have also appeared in the National Football League’s annual championship game a record ** times, thereby topping the list for Super Bowl appearances.