A number of factors may have played into this year’s super-popular Super Bowl, from strong momentum after a record-setting audience of 57.7 million for the AFC Championship Game, to those hoping for a celebrity moment from Taylor Swift as she cheered on her boyfriend Travis Kelce, the Chiefs tight end.
Record 126 million viewers estimated for Super Bowl Viewer numbers smash previous records from 2024 and 2023 championship games.
There was some concern at the beginning of the year that the Super Bowl wouldn’t go forward, after a terror attack struck New Year’s Day revelers on Bourbon Street.
The audience numbers break 2024’s record-setting 123.7 million viewers on CBS, and the previous year’s then-record of 115.1 million on Fox.
For the third year running, a record number of viewers tuned into the Super Bowl.
