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Most Watched Broadcasts in the USA

This list features the most viewed broadcasts in USA television history based on viewing figures.

RANK

BROADCAST

VIEWERS

DATE

CHANNEL

1

Apollo 11 Moon Landing

125–150 million

20 July 1969

Multiple

2

Super Bowl LVIII

123.7 million

11 February 2024

CBS, Nickelodeon

3

Super Bowl LVII

115.1 million

12 February 2023

Fox

4

Super Bowl XLIX

114.4 million

1 February 2015

NBC

5

Super Bowl LVI

112.3 million

13 February 2022

NBC

6

Super Bowl XLVIII

112.2 million

2 February 2014

Fox

7

Super Bowl 50

111.9 million

7 February 2016

CBS

8

Super Bowl XLVI

111.3 million

5 February 2012

NBC

9

Super Bowl LI

111.3 million

5 February 2017

Fox

10

Super Bowl XLV

111.0 million

6 February 2011

Fox

11

Richard Nixon’s resignation speech

110 million

August 8, 1974

Multiple

12

M*A*S*H

(“Goodbye, Farewell and Amen”)

106 million

February 28, 1983

CBS


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References

Wikipedia contributors. (n.d.). List of most-watched television broadcasts. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-watched_television_broadcasts#Most-watched_broadcasts (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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