Super Bowl LX Is Second Most-Watched All-Time, Peaking at All-Time U.S. Record 137.8 Million Viewers
This is a broadcaster's press release, cited as an audience record. It reports that Super Bowl LX reached a peak audience of around 137.8 million viewers late in the second quarter, described as the highest peak viewership in United States television history, while the preceding year's game retains the highest average audience. The distinction between peak and average is the reason both figures are recorded here: a headline number is usually one or the other, and which one is chosen changes the story. Figures issued by a broadcaster about its own programme carry the obvious caution, and this vault records them alongside the independent measurement.
This is a broadcaster's press release, cited as an audience record. It reports that Super Bowl LX reached a peak audience of around 137.8 million viewers late in the second quarter, described as the highest peak viewership in United States television history, while the preceding year's game retains the highest average audience. The distinction between peak and average is the reason both figures are recorded here: a headline number is usually one or the other, and which one is chosen changes the story. Figures issued by a broadcaster about its own programme carry the obvious caution, and this vault records them alongside the independent measurement.
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What our sources record
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NBC Sports / NFL (2026). Super Bowl LX peak audience of 137.8 million late in the second quarter, reported as the highest peak viewership in US television history. Super Bowl LIX (2025) remains the highest average at 127.7 million.
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