TV FACTS
“Super Bowl XVI,” originally aired in 1982, remains the all-time top-rated program on the sports events list. Top 10 all-time sports events broadcast between January, 1961, and January, 1994, ranked by average audience percentage:
Rank Program Ntwk. Air date Aud. 1 Super Bowl XVI CBS Jan., 1982 49.1 2 Super Bowl XVII NBC Jan., 1983 48.6 3 Super Bowl XX NBC Jan., 1986 48.3 4 Super Bowl XII CBS Jan., 1978 47.2 5 Super Bowl XIII NBC Jan., 1979 47.1 6 Super Bowl XVIII CBS Jan., 1984 46.4 Tie Super Bowl XIX ABC Jan., 1985 46.4 8 Super Bowl XIV CBS Jan., 1980 46.3 9 Super Bowl XXI CBS Jan., 1987 45.8 10 Super Bowl XXVIII NBC Jan., 1994 45.5
Source: Nielsen Media Research
Top Prime-Time Programs
National rankings for the Top 20 prime-time network programs for total households and the Top 10 programs ranked by demographics for the week ended Jan. 30:
Source: A.C. Nielsen Co.
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