INDIANAPOLIS --- Super Bowl 50 averaged a 49.0 television rating nationally in metered markets, the second highest Super Bowl rating on record, and among the cities with the highest ratings for Super Bowl 50, Indianapolis cracked the top-10.
Only Super Bowl XLIX last year between the Patriots and Seahawks (49.7 rating) earned a higher average rating than Sunday’s big game between the Broncos and Panthers. The overnight ratings for Super Bowl 50 translate to an average of 114.4 million viewers. As the game went on, more people watched, gaining steam from a 44.6 from 6:45-7:00pm to a 51.