CBS Sports has released very preliminary numbers that say Super Bowl XLVII could be the most-watched game in history.
Sunday’s telecast of the Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco 49ers game had an overnight rating/share of 48.1/71 in metered markets.
That’s up 1 percent from last year’s N.Y. Giants vs. New England game, which was the most-watched game ever.
The ratings exclude 8:45-9:15 PM, ET — the period where gameplay was suspended due to the power outage. The numbers peaked from 10:30-10:45 PM, ET, during the final moments of the telecast. Ratings increased steadily throughout the telecast, dipped around the time of the power outage (so much for generating a spike), then resumed climbing.
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