SUPER BOWL XLVI MOST-WATCHED TV SHOW OF ALL TIME - Ingles
166.8 MILLION TOTAL VIEWERS SUPER BOWLS RANK AS TV’S TOP 21 SHOWS
The 2011 NFL season concluded with another television milestone as Super Bowl XLVI on NBC reached a total audience of 166.8 million viewers, making it the most-watched show in U.S. television history according to The Nielsen Company.
The Giants-Patriots championship game topped the previous record of 162.9 million total viewers set last year (Packers-Steelers in Super Bowl XLV) and marks the fifth consecutive record-setting total audience for the Super Bowl. Super Bowls account for the 21 most-watched programs in history in terms of total audience.
Most-Watched TV Programs, Total Viewers
Game-Total Viewers
Super Bowl XLVI (Giants-Patriots), 2/5/12
166.8 million
Super Bowl XLV (Packers-Steelers), 2/6/11
162.9 million
Super Bowl XLIV (Colts-Saints), 2/7/10
153.4 million
Super Bowl XLIII (Cardinals-Steelers), 2/1/09
151.6 million
Super Bowl XLII (Giants-Patriots), 2/3/08
148.3 million
Source: NFL, The Nielsen Company
In addition, a record average of 111.3 million viewers watched Super Bowl XLVI – topping the previous mark of 111 million for Super Bowl XLV. 
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