Sunday TV Ratings 2/8/26: Super Bowl Slightly Down from 2025, Winter Olympics Dip from 2022 Post-Super Bowl Rating, Puppy Bowl Draws Highest Audience Since 2018 [+ Analysis]

On NBC, Super Bowl LX posted a 36.74 rating in the Adults 18-49 demographic, marking a 3% dip from 2025 (37.92). Later in the night, the Winter Olympics (4.5) enjoyed a sizable boost. Over on ABC, repeats of America's Funniest Home Videos (0.09/0.10) and American Idol (0.11) served as viewing options for those uninterested in the game. CBS aired encores of 60 Minutes (0.09), Tracker (0.09), Sheriff Country (0.06), and Watson (0.05). Fox went with reruns of Next Level Chef (0.05), The Simpsons (0.07), Universal Basic Guys (0.07/0.05), and Krapopolis (0.05). The CW aired repeats of Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.01/0.02/0.02). Key: (R) = repeat. 

Time

Show

18-49 Rating

18-49 Share

Viewers (mil)

Network

6:30 PMSuper Bowl LX36.74100124.90NBC
7 PMAmerica's Funniest Home Videos (R)0.0901.31ABC

60 Minutes (R)0.0901.60CBS

Next Level Chef (R)0.0500.25Fox

Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)0.0100.13CW
8 PMAmerica's Funniest Home Videos (R)0.1001.35ABC

Tracker (R)0.0901.45CBS

The Simpsons (R)0.0700.33Fox

Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)0.0200.20CW
8:30 PMUniversal Basic Guys (R)0.0700.30Fox
9 PMAmerican Idol (R)0.1110.89ABC

Sheriff Country (R)0.0601.07CBS

Krapopolis (R)0.0500.27Fox

Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)0.0200.28CW
9:30 PMUniversal Basic Guys (R)0.0500.26Fox
10 PMWatson (R)0.0500.92CBS
10:30 PMSuper Bowl LX Post-Game18.589461.30NBC
10:45 PM2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics4.504820.02NBC

Cable Highlights:

Show

Network

18-49 Viewers

Viewers (mil.)

A Knight of the Seven KingdomsHBO0.030.21
Puppy Bowl XXIIAnimal PlanetN/A15.30*
*Across Animal Planet, Discovery, TruTV, TBS, HBO Max and Discovery+.

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