Report: More People Watched Super Bowl XLIX Than Voted In The Presidential Election
By: Evan Jankens
@kingofthekc
The Super Bowl is a spectacle like no other -- fireworks, celebrities, multi-million dollar ads, even sharks inexplicably on stage
What more could a fan want?
Apparently they wanted for nothing because it was announced Super Bowl XLIX was the most watched Super Bowl in history.
That's not all: More Americans watched Super Bowl XLIX, at 161.3 million, than actually voted in the last presidential election, at 129.2 million.
More Americans watched Super Bowl XLIX in AZ on NBC (161.3 M) than voted in the last Presidential election (129.2M)
— Mark Dalton (@CardsMarkD) February 5, 2015
For all its spectacle, a presidential election apparently can't compete with soft ball debates and a bouncing Katy Perry.
It was also the most tweeted about Super Bowl, which means all those couch quarterbacks were letting the world know how they felt about every play.
The 49.7/72 rating is four percent higher than last year's game (47.6/70 for Super Bowl XLVIII on FOX, in which the Seahawks defeated the Broncos 43-8) and is three percent higher than the prior record (48.1/71 for Super Bowl XLVII on CBS; Ravens 34, 49ers 31).
Many say the Super Bowl will be remembered for its Hollywood finale that gave Tom Brady another ring and allowed New England to join five NFL teams with a fourth Super Bowl trophy.