Denver’s Win Over Carolina Earns Overnight Rating/Share of 49.0/73 in Metered Markets

CBS Sports’ coverage of SUPER BOWL 50 featuring the DENVER BRONCOS’ 24-10 win over the CAROLINA PANTHERS on Sunday, Feb. 7 (6:45-10:15 PM, ET), earned an average overnight household rating/share of 49.0/73, the second-highest-rated Super Bowl in the metered markets in history (as far back as records go - 1976).

            The SUPER BOWL 50 household rating/share peaked at 51.0/73 from 10:00-10:15 PM, ET.  Following is a breakdown of the ratings by half-hours.

   (All times ET)

    6:45-7:00   –  44.6/70   8:00-8:30   –  49.8/74    9:30-10:00 – 49.9/71      

    7:00-7:30   –  47.3/73   8:30-9:00   –  49.9/73    10:00-10:15 – 51.0/73

   7:30-8:00   –   48.6/73  9:00-9:30   –  49.6/72  

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Editor’s Note: Nielsen fast affiliate data released at 11:00 AM, ET is not time adjusted and will not reflect CBS’s actual Sunday’s time adjusted fast national ratings that will be available from CBS later today.