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Super Bowl LVIII Draws Insane Rating, 123 Million Viewers, Most Watched Ever!
Super Bowl LVIII was the MOST WATCHED Super Bowl in the history of the game … with an astonishing 123.4 MILLION fans tuning in for football, Taylor Swift, or both!
CBS and the National Football League just touted the ridiculous rating, announcing the Chiefs vs. 49ers game toppled last year’s Chiefs vs. Eagles game (115.1 million) as the most viewed of all time.
It wasn’t even close … with 120 million watching on television, and the rest on other platforms. In fact, the network says over 200 million watched at least part of the game.
It’s no surprise given Swift’s proximity to the game. The Super Bowl, pop star or not, is always the biggest night in American television. Fold in the biggest star on the planet … perfect ratings storm.
FYI, Super Bowls make up 8 of 10 most-watched TV programs in history.
The ratings were also helped by the superstars playing in the game … Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Christian McCaffrey, etc. — and stars are a big factor when it comes to ratings.
Usher also put on an awesome halftime show … which presumably brought in many viewers.
Swift’s effect on the NFL has been sizeable … as even commissioner Roger Goodell admitted in the days before the game. How big of an impact has she had? T.S. has reportedly garnered the Chiefs and the league with over $330 million in free coverage.
That’s manifested in a massive boost to the Chiefs fanbase and a huge rise in popularity for Kelce … and you can now add the most-watched Super Bowl ever to the list.
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A new L.A. Times feature: Now you can save our expert recs for your next adventure
Whether you’re looking for the best restaurants L.A. has to offer, a fun and affordable way to spend your day or a new adventure in one of our city’s iconic neighborhoods, the Los Angeles Times has you covered.
You can now make our guides your own by saving individual recommendations for later — mixing and matching from food to fun and everything in between — with the confidence that your choices are backed by L.A. Times experts.
Saving is simple. Visit any of our local guides, find something that interests you and look for the “Save” button. From there, you can choose a category in which to save your item, such as Food & Drink or Things to Do.
Not an L.A. Times subscriber? Don’t worry. You can register for a free account to get saving on many of our guides. Once you’ve saved a few items, check out your personalized save dashboard at latimes.com/saved/guides. You can also find it in the site account dropdown menu.
Call it a wish list, bucket list or checklist — the dashboard is all yours. Revisit your saves, remove ones you don’t want and even see your items on a personal map.
We hope this makes it easier to explore L.A. and beyond.
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What makes a song a ‘millennial song’ : It’s Been a Minute
What is the defining ‘millennial’ anthem?
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What song best defines the millennial generation?
On this episode from our friends at All Songs Considered, NPR Music editors Hazel Cills and Sheldon Pearce join host Robin Hilton to weigh the options and attempt to pick the one song that best captures the Millennial experience, from the dizzying highs of the dot-com boom, when anything seemed possible, to the post-9-11 bust, the “hope and change” of the Obama years, and prolonged period of generational disillusionment.
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Knicks fans jeer Trump as Spurs take Game 3 in NBA Finals
Victor Wembanyama, #1 of the San Antonio Spurs, reacts during the second quarter against the New York Knicks in Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden on June 8 in New York City.
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The New York Knicks lost Game 3 of the NBA Finals to the San Antonio Spurs last night, breaking their 13-game postseason winning streak.
Knicks coach Mike Brown criticized referees for the disparity between free throw attempts between the two teams. But fans online drew alternate theories as to why the Knicks lost: President Trump was at the game. This was the first time a sitting president attended an NBA Finals game.
“When Trump showed up on the jumbotron during the national anthem, [the crowd] booed louder than when the Spurs came on the court,” sports journalist Albert Samaha told Morning Edition.
President Trump later told reporters, “It was, I think, mostly cheers. It was loud, and very enthusiastic.”
NPR’s Michel Martin spoke with Samaha about Game 3, New York City’s reaction to having Trump in attendance and predictions for Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
Listen to the full interview by clicking on the blue play button above.
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