Super Bowl audience sets all-time record for a single-network broadcast

LOS ANGELES —An estimated 127.7 million viewers tuned in for Sunday's Super Bowl National Football League championship broadcast by Fox FOXA.O, the largest audience in TV history for a single-network telecast, the Nielsen ratings agency said on Tuesday.

The figure includes viewers who watched on the Fox broadcast network, Fox Deportes, Telemundo and the Fox-owned streaming service Tubi in homes and at bars and restaurants.

Viewership for the matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles peaked in the second quarter at 137.7 million viewers. The Eagles crushed the Chiefs by a score of 40-22.

The Super Bowl is the biggest event on U.S. television each year. The previous viewership record was set last year, when 123.7 million people watched the game. —Reuters