Super Bowls are the most watched television broadcasts in history, but much of the audience simply uses the game as background noise during parties. Super Bowl XLVIII was the highest rated broadcast in history, with an average viewership of 112 million.<ref>O'Connell, Michael (February 3, 2014). [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-super-bowl-xlviii-676651 "TV ratings: Super Bowl XLVIII is most watched in history with 112.2 million viewers"]. The Hollywood Reporter website.</ref> Viewership has been declining in recent years, as has attendance: the total attendance for Super Bowl LIV--held in the warm weather climate of South Florida--was the second-lowest on record (behind only the first Super Bowl, which at that time was called the "NFL-AFL Championship Game").<ref>It was, however, a sellout; Hard Rock Stadium was recently renovated and reconfigured to '''''lower''''' seating capacity.</ref> | Super Bowls are the most watched television broadcasts in history, but much of the audience simply uses the game as background noise during parties. Super Bowl XLVIII was the highest rated broadcast in history, with an average viewership of 112 million.<ref>O'Connell, Michael (February 3, 2014). [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-super-bowl-xlviii-676651 "TV ratings: Super Bowl XLVIII is most watched in history with 112.2 million viewers"]. The Hollywood Reporter website.</ref> Viewership has been declining in recent years, as has attendance: the total attendance for Super Bowl LIV--held in the warm weather climate of South Florida--was the second-lowest on record (behind only the first Super Bowl, which at that time was called the "NFL-AFL Championship Game").<ref>It was, however, a sellout; Hard Rock Stadium was recently renovated and reconfigured to '''''lower''''' seating capacity.</ref> |