The Chiefs haven’t scored this low IN THREE AND A HALF SEASONS. A way to make the Super Bowl special is to play only within the conferences until the Super Bowl. The numbers are in for Super Bowl LV’s TV ratings. The wealthy white ownership owner refuse to hire black coaches or GMs. And, their line was average at best last season, especially considering Mahomes got injured at the midpoint against the Broncos. What? I couldn’t watch it though. Moreover, it doesn’t compare well to 2015’s 114.44 million and even the 111 million recorded in both 2016 and 2017. On one hand punish Brady for cheating……it is fixed…..on the other hand call his opponent for infractions…..it is rigged. I’m sure the NFL will do what it needs to rig… er, fortify the integrity of the game in the offseason. However, the talking heads continue to ignore it (even though they claim to want to know why). CBS said Sunday’s championship was the most live-streamed NFL game, averaging 5.7 million viewers per minute, up 65% from last year’s Super Bowl. Super Bowl LV was the first … Turned it off after the horrible halftime show…..for me at 74 it was not the least bit interesting enough to give it a chance. Sports is about sports. It’s no secret why ratings are down. My Dad, God bless his soul, always used to tell me that the NFL was fixed. Hey NFL, believe it or not, people want to watch a fair game where officiating isn’t controlling the outcome. I just dont get these people who insist on claiming they have a valid case of greivance because their team does not win, or they have lost interest in something. from September till the superbowl…. There are just too many other entertainment alternatives to grow the audience. Here’s a novel idea, if you don’t want flags throw, don’t commit a penalty! The difference in interest in the two games showed in the viewership numbers. Yes, the coin toss. A lot of people used to turn in just for the commercials. But let’s be real…no one wants to see the Stones or the Who anymore. While Grammy-winning artist H.E.R. Politics, race, “woke” all reared their ugly head again on the broadcast. They almost hit it too. People are just tired of sports and what goes with it in general. We watch because we love football. It’s not because of Brady. Had Cleveland, Buffalo or New Orleans made it ratings would have skyrocketed as playoff ratings showed those teams were intriguing to fans. 96.4 million people watched Super Bowl LV on Sunday. CBS Sports announced on Tuesday that 96.4 million viewers tuned in for Sunday’s Super Bowl blowout of the Buccaneers toppling the Chiefs. Scripted all the way. Tom Brady vs a Chiefs team that was lucky to get there in the first place in a rematch of a regular season game was not marquee enough. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Super Bowl viewership drops sharply from last year, Ravens to propose revolutionary “spot and choose” overtime procedure, Tom Brady began focusing on next year the morning after the Super Bowl. Will Jimmy Garoppolo return to the Patriots? It makes you wonder if the NFL is better off televising the super bowl on Saturdays in the afternoon. Regardless the tv networks and sponsors keep paying more they won’t lose money. It was a dull game, I mean I’m sure there is some percentage of people offended at the prospect of being asked to respect all types of people that tuned out, but I doubt that was the majority. All the nitpickey calls being called against KC and the same calls not being called against TB sure made you wonder. The 2021 Super Bowl lost another 37 percent of viewers in that age demo over last year’s audience. Me, I had to shovel snow. It’s no secret why ratings are down. I hated that “poet” in pregame. The audience size for the broadcast that aired from 6:38 to 10:17 p.m. Eastern likely had a decline in the number of viewers watching in each home, as public health officials recommended that people avoid having their traditional large Super Bowl gatherings to avoid the coronavirus. In reading the comments here and talking to people all season, it seems obvious that the politics and social justice nonsense being force-fed to the fans is what turned most people off. The first half was so stupidly rigged I started doing things around the house with my wife instead. The NFL has made the product unwatchable for a lot of people. In comparison, the IPL 2020 final had a viewership of 31.57 million. Unlike most TV commercial buys, the audience level for the Super Bowl is not guaranteed. You are perpetuating the concept! I come here less and less. BTW to those that claim Brady being in the SB turns people away, NO IT DOESN’T because love him, like him or hate him people tune into to watch Brady whether it’s to win or get his azz beat! Can’t say this enough….. people were turned off by all the crap… STICK TO FOOTBALL and the ratings will be fine! CBS has sold out the ads for the game at $5.5 million for 30 seconds. The 2021 Super Bowl had 3.5 million fewer viewers than the Super Bowl from the previous year and 18 million fewer viewers than its peak in 2015. Although ardent football fans continued to watch the Super Bowl because: (1) it’s the Super Bowl; and (2) Patrick Mahomes has a history of erasing big deficits quickly, the casual fan was likely to move on to something else — especially after the first half. Design a new age helmet that protects the jaw line better. Equality is not political. You think they wanted to hand that trophy over to Andy Reid’s son that night? They are about equality, fairness and kindness, something a large number of commenters here don’t seem to care about. Focus on football & leave the other stuff to outlets, & platforms for those issues. The Chiefs won Super Bowl LIV last season with zero offensive holding penalties called against them in their three playoff games. KC looked like they were playing a preseason game and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t think about watching something else by the start of the 4th.