Super Bowl LIV ratings for Chiefs versus 49ers up over previous season

The ratings for Super Bowl LIV between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers were up slightly over the previous year.

The official television ratings are in for Super Bowl LIV and the news was good for executives hoping for a bounce back from last year’s low point from Super Bowl LIII. The good news is that ratings were up slightly, the first increase in five years per The Hollywood Reporter.

The official total number of viewers for FOX’s broadcast of the Super Bowl LIV matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. Given the tight matchup for most of the game and the epic comeback in the fourth quarter, the teams gave viewers a game worth watching until the very end.

Super Bowl LIV not only ended with a 31-20 Chiefs victory but the storylines were also ripe for fans to care even without attachments to a specific team. Andy Reid is a familiar face and heralded coach who had never won a Super Bowl title before, while the Kansas City Chiefs hadn’t been in a Super Bowl in 50 years. Patrick Mahomes is also the most exciting young talent in the game and it was his first ever Super Bowl appearance.

Per Hollywood Reporter, FOX’s broadcast drew 99.9 million viewers and, when totaled with various streams and a Spanish-language simulcast, the total swells to 102 million viewers. The halftime show featuring Shakira and Jennifer Lopez also fared well, which helps to boost the overall program.

Last year’s Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and L.A. Rams had 98.2 million viewers on television and 101.7 million overall.