The following are total weighted average ratings for Super
Bowl XXX on NBC based on Nielsen's 33 top metered markets, as
well as a market-by-market breakdown of key telecast segments.
The final national rating for the game was 46.1 (Nielsen Sports
Marketing). All times are EST.
SEGMENT TIME RATING SHARE
PRE-GAME 1 3:30-4:30pm 12.2 26
PRE-GAME 2 4:30-5:30pm 15.0 30
PRE-KICK 1 5:30-6:00pm 20.7 38
KICKOFF 6:00-6:30pm 36.8 61
THE GAME 6:30-9:45pm 44.4 65
POST-GAME 9:45-10:15pm 36.0 51
"FRIENDS" 10:15-11:15pm 31.1 46
POST-GAME THE GAME KICKOFF
9:45-10:15pm 6:30-9:45pm 6:00-6:30pm
MEDIA MARKET RATING/SHARE RATING/SHARE RATING/SHARE
ATLANTA 38.3 52 45.6 63 33.4 52
BALTIMORE 34.7 49 40.3 59 31.3 51
BOSTON 32.7 47 36.5 51 29.1 47
CHICAGO 36.7 52 46.4 66 40.6 63
CINCINNATI 31.1 46 38.3 58 32.2 52
CLEVELAND 35.1 48 45.6 64 37.1 58
CHARLOTTE 29.7 42 38.6 54 29.0 45
WASHINGTON 36.1 51 47.5 65 40.2 64
DETROIT 34.5 48 43.1 61 33.9 55
DALLAS 56.2 79 58.5 84 53.2 79
DENVER 36.1 54 47.2 72 36.9 67
HOUSTON 41.1 57 46.3 66 37.1 61
HARTFORD 29.8 45 40.1 59 32.4 54
INDIANAPOLIS 31.8 44 41.2 59 34.0 56
KANSAS CITY 29.7 43 38.5 57 29.5 52
LOS ANGELES 36.8 55 45.8 73 37.3 69
MIAMI 29.4 44 38.2 67 30.5 54
MILWAUKEE 36.1 49 43.4 63 37.1 59
MINNEAPOLIS 34.7 48 41.4 60 31.2 53
NEW YORK 34.5 48 40.3 59 35.0 57
ORLANDO 38.8 54 47.9 66 36.8 58
PORTLAND, OR 31.8 46 39.3 60 33.6 59
PHILADELPHIA 36.3 51 46.0 64 36.1 55
PITTSBURGH 40.2 60 54.3 78 50.3 77
PHOENIX 40.0 58 49.2 75 45.9 74
SAN ANTONIO 48.5 70 53.8 79 47.1 75
SAN DIEGO 33.3 51 45.6 74 36.6 70
SEATTLE 30.7 45 42.6 67 35.7 66
SAN FRANCISCO 33.6 52 45.5 74 39.4 73
ST. LOUIS 37.6 53 42.3 64 35.7 62
SACRAMENTO 36.3 54 49.6 78 39.1 71
TAMPA 35.2 49 45.8 62 36.9 56
W. PALM BEACH 33.4 48 43.4 64 38.3 62
