Most watched super bowl?

[BengalYankee]

(02-17-2022, 02:32 AM)Rubekahn29 Wrote: Wait what? Highest rated does not mean most watched. There were WAY less tvs in the early 80s. Ratings are % of tvs on the game, but that does not mean more people watching than now.. That’s like saying Cincy had a higher rating than LA for this super bowl (which they did), but LA still had more people watching in LA because they have substantially more people.

Exactly, forget the amount of TV's. The issue is the option of what to watch. With Cable/Satellite we have much more options today than in the early 80's. So while more people may watch a recent SB eg. Seattle vs New England you have a greater amount of people watching National Explorer TV or other Cable/Satellite channels now than in the early '80s. And if more TV options become available the odds of beating that 49ers vs Bengals 82 classic go down.