With 111.9 Million Viewers, Super Bowl 50 Was the No. 3 Most-Watched of All Time

CBS topped 2013, but not Fox and NBC broadcasts in recent years

Last night's sloppy Super Bowl 50—which featured four fumbles and two interceptions—also might have caused CBS to fumble away its chance to have the highest-rated telecast of all time.

According to Nielsen's fast national ratings, the Denver Broncos-Carolina Panthers game was watched by an average of 111.9 million viewers, which makes it the third most-watched Super Bowl—and third most-watched U.S. program—in history.

CBS said viewership peaked between 8:30 and 9, when 115.5 million tuned in. CBS' Super Bowl livestream also attracted an average of 1.4

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