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- Super Bowl LIII draws lowest overnight ratings in a decade
- Ratings affected by historically low New Orleans viewership
- Photo gallery: best shots from the game and halftime show
Defense may win championships, but America’s eyeballs, it seems, are a tougher sell.
The lowest scoring Super Bowl in history was a disappointment for broadcaster CBS, drawing a 44.9 overnight rating, according to Sports Business Journal. The punt-filled defensive slog between the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams produced a 5.2% drop-off from last year’s title game (47.7) in the first round of ratings and was the worst initial figure for a Super Bowl since the Pittsburgh Steelers’ last-minute triumph over the Arizona Cardinals in February 2009.
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