The following lists a Super Bowl ratings trend for the previous 31 games (Nielsen Sports Marketing):
SB | YR | NET | TEAMS | RAT/SHR | | SB | YR | NET | TEAMS | RAT/SHR |
I: | '67 | CBS | GB/KC | 22.6/43 | XVI: | '82 | CBS | SF/CIN | 49.1/73 |
| | NBC | | 18.5/36 | XVII: | '83 | NBC | WAS/MIA | 48.6/69 |
II: | '68 | CBS | GB/OAK | 36.8/68 | XVIII: | '84 | CBS | LA/WAS | 46.4/71 |
III: | '69 | NBC | NYJ/BAL | 36.0/70 | XIX: | '85 | ABC | SF/MIA | 46.4/63 |
IV: | '70 | CBS | KC/MIN | 39.4/69 | XX: | '86 | NBC | CHI/NE | 48.3/70 |
V: | '71 | NBC | BAL/DAL | 39.9/75 | XXI: | '87 | CBS | NYG/DEN | 45.8/66 |
VI: | '72 | CBS | DAL/MIA | 44.2/74 | XXII: | '88 | ABC | WAS/DEN | 41.9/62 |
VII: | '73 | NBC | MIA/WAS | 42.7/72 | XXIII: | '89 | NBC | SF/CIN | 43.5/68 |
VIII: | '74 | CBS | MIA/MIN | 41.6/73 | XXIV: | '90 | CBS | SF/DEN | 39.0/63 |
IX: | '75 | NBC | PIT/MIN | 42.4/72 | XXV: | '91 | ABC | NYG/BUF | 41.9/63 |
X: | '76 | CBS | PIT/DAL | 42.3/78 | XXVI: | '92 | CBS | WAS/BUF | 40.3/61 |
XI: | '77 | NBC | OAK/MIN | 44.4/73 | XXVII: | '93 | NBC | DAL/BUF | 45.1/66 |
XII: | '78 | CBS | DAL/DEN | 47.2/67 | XXVIII: | '94 | NBC | DAL/BUF | 45.5/66 |
XIII: | '79 | NBC | PIT/DAL | 47.1/74 | XXIX: | '95 | ABC | SF/SD | 41.3/62 |
XIV: | '80 | CBS | PIT/LA | 46.3/67 | XXX: | '96 | NBC | DAL/PIT | 46.0/68 |
XV: | '81 | NBC | OAK/PHI | 44.4/63 | XXXI: | '97 | Fox | GB/NE | 43.3/65 |
SUPER BOWL NOTES: NBC research estimates that "more than" 130 million will watch all or part of the game -- "slightly higher" than the U.S. audience of 129 million that watched last year's game on Fox (Steve Zipay, NEWSDAY, 1/23) ....NBC said covering John Elway "is a big part" of its game plan. NBC Exec Producer Tom Roy: "We'll have cameras on him every single play whether it's on the field or on the sidelines. We think his emotions will be running high, even when the defense is out there. We'll be watching him very closely" (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 1/23)....Play-by-play man Dick Enberg "does not plan any long goodbyes" for NBC's final NFL game. Enberg: "It's self-indulgent. The end should be: 'Thank you for watching, the final score is ... goodbye.'" NBC's Roy: "I don't think anybody cares. So the goodbyes are mainly for us. Our job is to deliver an audience to 'Third Rock From The Sun'" (HARTFORD COURANT, 1/23).