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Super Bowl XLVII
Credit: AP
Feb. 3, 2013
Result: Ravens 34, 49ers 31
Average number of American homes: 46.3 percent
Network: CBS
Super Bowl XIV
Credit: AP, 1980
Jan. 20, 1980
Result: Steelers 31, Rams 19
Average number of American homes: 46.3 percent
Network: CBS
Super Bowl XIX
Credit: AP, 1985
Jan. 20, 1985
Result: 49ers 38, Dolphins 16
Average number of American homes: 46.4 percent
Network: ABC
Super Bowl XVIII
Credit: AP, 1984
Jan. 24, 1984
Result: Raiders 38, Redskins 9
Average number of American homes: 46.4 percent
Network: CBS
Super Bowl XLVIII
Credit: Getty
Feb. 2, 2014
Result: Seahawks 43, Broncos 9
Average number of American homes: 46.4 percent
Network: Fox
Super Bowl 50
Credit: Getty Images / Ronald Martinez
Feb. 7, 2016
Result: Broncos 24, Panthers 10
Average number of American homes: 46.6 percent
Network: CBS
Super Bowl XLVI
Credit: AP, 2012
Feb. 5, 2012
Result: Giants 21, Patriots 17
Average number of American homes: 47.1 percent
Network: NBC
Super Bowl XIII
Credit: AP, 1979
Jan. 21, 1979
Result: Steelers 35, Cowboys 31
Average number of American homes: 47.1 percent
Network: NBC
Super Bowl XII
Credit: AP, 1978
Jan. 15, 1978
Result: Cowboys 27, Broncos 10
Average number of American homes: 47.2 percent
Network: CBS
Super Bowl XX
Credit: AP, 1986
Jan. 26, 1986
Result: Bears 46, Patriots 10
Average number of American homes: 48.3 percent
Network: NBC
Super Bowl XVII
Credit: AP, 1983
Jan. 30, 1983
Result: Redskins 27, Dolphins 17
Average number of American homes: 48.6 percent
Network: NBC
Super Bowl XVI
Credit: AP, 1982
Jan. 24, 1982
Result: 49ers 26, Bengals 21
Average number of American homes: 49.1 percent
Network: CBS |
Super Bowl XLIX
Credit: Getty Images / Harry How
Feb. 1, 2015
Result: Patriots 28, Seahawks 24
Average number of American homes: 49.7 percent
Network: NBC