Super bowl 50 scores third-highest ratings in tv history

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An average audience of 111.9 million viewers tuned into CBS for Super Bowl 50 on Sunday night, making the program the third most-watched in TV history, _Variety_ reports. The matchup between


the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers trailed the 2015 and 2014 Super Bowls, which had 114.4 million viewers on NBC and 112.2 million viewers on Fox, respectively. Viewership peaked


at 115.5 million viewers Sunday between 8:30 and 9 p.m. ET, when Beyoncé and Bruno Mars joined Coldplay for the halftime show. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WEEK Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts


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