The number was a 5 percent drop from last year.
The NFL’s TV-ratings rebound did not extend to Sunday’s Super Bowl. According to numerous outlets, the game between the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams drew a 44.9 overnight rating, the lowest initial rating since the 2009 Super Bowl between the Steelers and Cardinals drew a 42.1 and a 5.2 percent drop from last year’s game between the Patriots and Eagles.
That Steelers-Cardinals Super Bowl also was the last game not to draw at least 100 million overall television viewers, and Sunday’s game could dip below that mark as well. Last year’s game was watched by 103.
