The Denver Broncos’ 24-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday night delivered the second-highest overnight rating for a Super Bowl in what likely was Peyton Manning’s final game.
According to Nielsen overnight numbers, Super Bowl 50 on CBS averaged a 49.0 household rating in the 56 markets, peaking with a 51.0 rating for the final 15 minutes (10 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. ET).
Last year’s Super Bowl game on NBC when the New England Patriots beat the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in the final minute averaged a 49.7 household rating, which was an all-time record national audience of 114.4 million viewers.
Sunday’s game was up from a 47.6 overnight for the Seahawks’ 43-8 blowout over the Broncos in 2014 on FOX and the 48.1 rating for the Baltimore Ravens’ 34-31 win over the San Francisco 49ers in 2013 on CBS.
