The final numbers were even greater. Initially pegged at 126 million viewers for Super Bowl LIX between the Chiefs and Eagles, the final number bumped to 127.7 million. It's a three-percent increase over last year's record audience of 123.

The viewership total was slightly higher than last year’s Chiefs victory over the San Francisco 49ers. According to Nielsen, last year’s 123.7 million viewers were collected across CBS, Paramount+, Nickelodeon, Univision, CBS Sports, and the same NFL digital properties.

The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 40-22, in Sunday night’s Super Bowl LIX, denying Kansas City’s bid for a historic three-peat.