record 123.4 million People were paying attention to Sunday's broadcast. super ball What I saw was kansas city chiefs defeat San Francisco 49ers 25-22 The game's broadcaster spoke about the pain of overtime.
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“CBS Sports coverage… reached an average audience of 123.4 million viewers across all platforms, delivering the most-watched television broadcast in history,” the network's parent company, Paramount, said in a statement late Monday.
Viewership was “a 7 percent increase over last year's Super Bowl, which was the previous record (115.1 million)…202.4 million people watched all or part of Super Bowl LVIII across the networks.”
Paramount said 120 million people watched the NFL championship game on CBS alone, a record for a single U.S. network.
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kansas city chiefs quarterback patrick mahomes He found Mecole Hardman in the end zone late in overtime, clinching a dramatic victory in the longest Super Bowl in history.
The victory made Kansas City the first team to win back-to-back Lombardi Trophies since the 2003-2004 New England Patriots, cementing the franchise's right to be considered the NFL's newest dynasty.
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Usher led an all-star cast including ludacris, Alicia Key and jermaine dupri For the halftime show.
The Slow Jam King perfectly recreated the magic of his late '90s/early '20s fame with a 13-minute career-spanning medley that included hits like “Love In This Club” and “OMG.”
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Taylor Swift She was the most-watched fan of the night as she cheered on her boyfriend, the Chiefs tight end. travis kelseyfrom a deluxe box containing fanzines of famous friends including rappers. ice spice.
Swift's relationship with star Kelsea has been a boon to TV ratings, with her every move making headlines.
beyonce Hip-hop legend Husband also attended. Jay-Z – and announced a new album during a commercial with a telecommunications giant verizonIn it, she repeatedly attempts to “break the internet.”
Written by Garin Lambly ©Agence France-Presse
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