Super Bowl Ratings Crash to Lowest Level Since 1969, Least Watched Since 2006

[GhostofDempsey]

The ratings for Super Bowl 55 are in, and the news is not good. The numbers show that viewership fell nine percent, making the game the lowest-rated Super Bowl in more than 50 years.

“CBS averaged 91.629 million TV-only viewers for the Buccaneers’ blowout of the Chiefs in Super Bowl LV, the game’s lowest TV viewership since ’06 when Steelers-Seahawks averaged 90.75 million on ABC. That figure is down from just over 100 million TV-only viewers for Chiefs-49ers last year,” Sports Business Daily reported.

But that is not the worst of it. Sports Media Watch also published the ratings numbers for the entire history of the Super Bowl and this year’s ratings crash is precipitous. According to the numbers, the 2021 ratings (38.2) are the lowest since 1969 (36.0). And Super Bowl 55 is the first game falling below the 40.0 ratings mark since the 1990 Super Bowl between San Francisco and Denver (39.0).

However, digital numbers were up 65 percent this year, proving that TV viewing continues to migrate away from broadcast TV and to streaming and mobile outlets.

Sports Business Journal reporter John Ourand noted that Super Bowl 55’s numbers are “hard to spin” into a “positive story.”

“It’s hard to spin these Super Bowl ratings into a positive story. The numbers are down despite a highly-touted matchup of star QBs, snowstorms in the Northeast, etc.,” he tweeted Tuesday.

[Beercules]

Why?



What else was everyone doing on a Sunday in the middle of a pandemic.

[ralex]

Because it was boring and not competitive

[El_Maldito_Rey]

Get woke go broke.

Nothing, absolutely nothing that's gone woke has been successful.

[Boxfan83]

Why?



What else was everyone doing on a Sunday in the middle of a pandemic.

I took my 6yo to practice baseball.

Haven't been a fan of Football for about 8yrs now. I make it a point to miss the Superbowl. Props to Brady though, dudes a beast.

[HitmanTommy]

I have no idea why this is even newsworthy. TV is going the way of the dinosaur. No one is about to sit in front of a TV when you can literally watch anything you want in an instant pn your phone that's at the tip of your fingertips.

Its 2021..... Not 2001.

[Beercules]

I took my 6yo to practice baseball.

Haven't been a fan of Football for about 8yrs now. I make it a point to miss the Superbowl. Props to Brady though, dudes a beast.

Can't can't that dude out.



And well you were with your boy so that's a good reason to miss the game



If I had a son I wouldn't have let him watch that half time show

I have no idea why this is even newsworthy. TV is going the way of the dinosaur. No one is about to sit in front of a TV when you can literally watch anything you want in an instant pn your phone that's at the tip of your fingertips.

Its 2021..... Not 2001.

Eh I feel you.



I still have Verizon doe. Besides sports and Two and a Half Men I don't really watch tv much.



Background noise really

[GhostofDempsey]

I have no idea why this is even newsworthy. TV is going the way of the dinosaur. No one is about to sit in front of a TV when you can literally watch anything you want in an instant pn your phone that's at the tip of your fingertips.

Its 2021..... Not 2001.

Who the f*** wants to watch a football game (or any major event or movie) on a 4 inch screen or tablet? Maybe if you live in a van.

[Ubeja Vontell]

There were 6 of us, we had our goodies and were drinking whiskey and coke. We started out totally into the game, but as the game became more and more......the Chiefs are sucking today, too many commercials, no o line. By the third quarter the game was in the background as we all lost interest.

Worst SB I have seen.

Later that night the game was on the NFL Network so I started to watch it again alone. Couldn't do it it was that bad.

[boxingfan91]

Who the f*** wants to watch a football game (or any major event or movie) on a 4 inch screen or tablet? Maybe if you live in a van.

Exactly, that dude's a dumb ****