Awful Announcing
This survey suggests a gain from the previous Nielsen numbers on reach (from 182.6 million to 200 million viewers, a nine percent bump) and average minute audience (from 113.1 million to 136 million viewers, a 20 percent rise).
The average Canadian audience of 9.5 million viewers for Super Bowl LIV was an all-time record, and the return of simsub was important there.
The all-inclusive average Super Bowl viewership was about five percent lower than last year.
The 4.45 million viewers Bell averaged for Super Bowl LII is close to last year's 4.47 million, but way below the 7.32 million in 2016 when Super Bowl simsub was still in effect.
Eagles-Patriots drew the lowest Super-Bowl ratings since 2010, while beating the rest of the postseason by a record margin.
NBC's three Super Bowl games since getting rights back in 2006-07 have been decided by four points each. Over that span, Super Bowl broadcasts on Fox have been decided by an average of 12.5 points, and Super Bowl broadcasts on CBS have been decided by an average of 9.75 points.
