So How Many People Watched Super Bowl 51?

111.3 million people watched the Super Bowl on Sunday evening, just a tad lower than the 114.4 million that watched the Patriots win the Super Bowl in 2015. Viewer interest in the game noticeably grew as the Patriots mounted their extraordinary comeback. The Super Bowl went into overtime for the first time in its 51-year history and AdWeek estimates Fox picked up another $20 million in advertising revenue. No team had ever won a Super Bowl after trailing by more than 10 points until the Patriots rattled off 31 straight points. For Fox, the Super Bowl should help to mitigate a patchy football season which saw a 14% decline in viewership from 2015.

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