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Super Bowl XLVI Most-Watched TV Show Of All Time
New York Giants 21 New England Patriots 17
Super Bowl XLVI: Giants 21 Patriots 17
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 |
|---|---|
| Source: NFL, The Nielsen Company | |
| 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 |
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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