Super Bowl ratings fall flat despite historic quarterback matchup

Published February 9, 2021 8:59pm ET



The number of people who watched the Super Bowl LV matchup between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs was the lowest in over a decade, ratings showed.

About 96.4 million people watched Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady notch his seventh Super Bowl victory, 31-9, on CBS, a 5.5% decrease from 2020 when Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes led his team to victory over the San Francisco 49ers, according to Nielsen Media Research ratings. The ratings account for those who watched it on cable and those who streamed the big game.

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