Super Bowl LVIII sets new viewership record for most-watched telecast in American history

Super Bowl LVIII, in which the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers, became the most-watched telecast in American history. CBS, the broadcasting network, announced that the game averaged 123.4 million viewers across all platforms, with CBS alone accounting for 120 million viewers. This made it the largest audience ever for a single network. The game was also the most streamed Super Bowl ever on Paramount+ and had over 200 million viewers across CBS, Paramount+, Nickelodeon, and Univision. Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs to victory, earning his third Super Bowl MVP award. The game was the first Super Bowl held in Las Vegas and the third called by Tony Romo and Jim Nantz on CBS. Last year's Super Bowl held the previous record with an average audience of 115.1 million viewers.