Not only has viewership decreased, so has live attendance: the total attendance for Super Bowl LIV--held in the warm weather climate of South Florida--was the second-lowest on record at the time (behind only the first Super Bowl, which at that time was called the "NFL-AFL Championship Game" and was nowhere near as popular as in modern times).<ref>It was, however, a sellout; Hard Rock Stadium was recently renovated and reconfigured to '''''lower''''' seating capacity.</ref><ref>Super Bowl LV would later set the record as the least-attended; however, this was due to COVID-19 restrictions on fan attendance.</ref> | Not only has viewership decreased, so has live attendance: the total attendance for Super Bowl LIV--held in the warm weather climate of South Florida--was the second-lowest on record at the time (behind only the first Super Bowl, which at that time was called the "NFL-AFL Championship Game" and was nowhere near as popular as in modern times).<ref>It was, however, a sellout; Hard Rock Stadium was recently renovated and reconfigured to '''''lower''''' seating capacity.</ref><ref>Super Bowl LV would later set the record as the least-attended; however, this was due to COVID-19 restrictions on fan attendance.</ref> |