Despite overtime finish, NFL Super Bowl draws lower TV ratings

Fox Television's broadcast of Super Bowl LI on Sunday night drew 111.3 million viewers, according to Nielsen data released by the network on Monday, the smallest audience for the National Football League's title game in four years.

The contest included a thrilling finish, with the New England Patriots staging a comeback to defeat the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football league's first-ever Super Bowl overtime. The Patriots returned from a 25-point deficit and quarterback Tom Brady, 39, won his record fifth championship.

The Falcons were in control for much of the game, with a 28-3 lead midway through the third quarter. That likely dragged down ratings for Fox, which posted the least-viewed Super Bowl since 2013, when 108.7 million watched the Baltimore Ravens defeat the San Francisco 49ers.

Last year's Super Bowl drew a 111.9 million viewers to CBS Corp's CBS, while the Patriots' previous title game appearance in 2015 helped Comcast Corp's NBC television draw 114.4 million viewers, the most-watched TV broadcast in U.S. history.

Despite the lower viewership, the brief overtime, in which the Patriots scored a touchdown in their first possession, allowed Fox to add four more commercials, which added as much as $20 million to its intake; Fox was charging $5 million for 30-seconds of airtime during the game.

The network brought in an estimated $509.6 million in ad revenue for the broadcast, according to research firm iSpot.TV.

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Despite overtime finish, NFL Super Bowl draws lower TV ratings

Fox Television's broadcast of Super Bowl LI on Sunday night drew 111.3 million viewers, according to Nielsen data released by the network on Monday, the smallest audience for the National Football League's title game in four years.

The contest included a thrilling finish, with the New England Patriots staging a comeback to defeat the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football league's first-ever Super Bowl overtime. The Patriots returned from a 25-point deficit and quarterback Tom Brady, 39, won his record fifth championship.

The Falcons were in control for much of the game, with a 28-3 lead midway through the third quarter. That likely dragged down ratings for Fox, which posted the least-viewed Super Bowl since 2013, when 108.7 million watched the Baltimore Ravens defeat the San Francisco 49ers.

 

Gonzaga, Villanova, Kansas on top of AP poll after wild week

Gonzaga is No. 1 for a second straight week in The Associated Press college basketball poll following a week in which all but four of the top 10 teams lost at least one game.

The Bulldogs (24-0), the only remaining unbeaten team in Division I, received 59 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday. Villanova (22-2) moved from fourth to second after receiving the other six No. 1 votes.

Falcons store removing ‘Super Bowl champions’ gear from shelves is saddest video of the week

When it comes to depressing moments in sports, it’s hard to beat the Colts’ “AFC Finalist” banner. However, things can always be worse.

Last night, the Falcons’ chances of winning Super Bowl 51 were so high that the franchise’s first ever Lombardi trophy seemed like a guarantee at one point of the game. With 21 minutes to go, Atlanta had a 99.8 percent chance of beating New England. The Patriots’ miraculous comeback, however, thwarted those chances and instead created one of the saddest moments in recent sports history.

 

The best upcoming games of 2017 (and beyond)

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