Super Bowl most-watched TV event in US history; seen by 111.5 million people

NEW YORK, N.Y. – This year’s telecast of the Super Bowl football championship was the most-watched television event in U.S. history, drawing 111.5 million viewers on Sunday night.

The Nielsen company said Monday the telecast broke a viewership record set by the Super Bowl two years ago. It’s the fourth time in five years that a Super Bowl game has set a viewership record. Last year’s game, with 108.6 million viewers, was the exception.

The game kept up its appeal to viewers despite being relatively non-competitive. Seattle beat Denver 43-8.

Fox said an estimated 2.3 million people watched its online stream of the game.

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