12-14-2017, 03:25 PM
(12-14-2017, 10:52 AM)Vlad Wrote: That cant be right. I expected the Steelers Cowboys SB in '95 to be on that list ...I recall it made history by being the most watched sporting event ever.
Sure enough:
The NBC television broadcast averaged 95.13 million people in the United States, breaking the then-record for most watched sporting event ever on American television, and the second-most watched program of all, trailing only the final episode of M*A*S*H.[6]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXX
Super Bowl XXX ranks 12th in total viewers and 15th in overall rating (which takes into account population at the time).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Super_Bowl_TV_ratings
When determining the impact of a particular matchup on viewing numbers, ratings are more reliable, because total viewership is partly a function of population, which varies over the years.
