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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. 

Sunday TV Ratings 2/9/25: Super Bowl Draws New All-Time High, The Floor Is Lowest-Rated Super Bowl Lead-out Ever, Puppy Bowl Rises from 2024 [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: Super Bowl LIX proved to be the most-viewed iteration yet, with the Fox broadcast taking in over 125 million total viewers. In the Adults 18-49 demographic, the broadcast posted a 37.92 rating, a 5% uptick from last year (35.99). After the post-game, Fox aired the season premiere of The Floor (3.70), but it ended up being the lowest-rated Super Bowl lead-out ever, even below last year's Tracker (3.94). As usual, the other networks backed away from airing originals. ABC went with reruns of Celebrity Jeopardy! (0.06/0.08/0.08/0.11). NBC aired a Deal or No Deal Island encore (0.04) and the film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (0.11). CBS offered up repeats of 60 Minutes (0.09), Tracker (0.08/0.11), and Watson (0.08). The CW re-aired Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.03/0.03/0.02). Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.