Super Bowl Draws 49 Rating, 73 share

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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CBS' coverage of Super Bowl 50 drew a 49.0 rating and 73 share, the second highest rating in metered markets ever for the NFL championship game.

The rating peaked at a 51 from 10 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. as the Denver Broncos salted away their victory over the favored Carolina Panthers.

Records for metered market ratings go back to 1976.

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Here's a breakdown of the game's ratings on a quarter-hour basis (times are ET):

6:45-7:00   -   44.6/70
7:00-7:30   -   47.3/73
7:30-8:00   -   48.6/73
8:00-8:30   -   49.8/74
8:30-9:00   -   49.9/73
9:00-9:30   -   49.6/72
9:30-10:00 -   49.9/71
10:00-10:15 - 51.0/73

In the game, Peyton Manning won his second Super Bowl as Denver's defense stifled Carolina and its MVP quarterback Cam Newton.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.