Sunday's blockbuster Super Bowl LVIII matchup lived up to the hype in historic fashion.
The clash between the Kansas City Chiefs and 49ers on CBS drew a total audience delivery of 123.4 million average viewers across all platforms, the network revealed Monday.
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That made the contest the most-watched telecast in history.
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The platforms included CBS Television Network, Paramount+, Nickelodeon, Univision and CBS Sports and NFL digital properties, including NFL+.
More than 200 million viewers (202.4) watched all or part of the game, and it also became the most-streamed Super Bowl in history.
Both the 49ers and Chiefs entered the game with some of the most talented players in the league that helped build intrigue.
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San Francisco boasted Christian McCaffrey, Brock Purdy, Nick Bosa, Deebo Samuel, Fred Warner and more while Kansas City had Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, who shares a popular relationship with artist Taylor Swift.
The Chiefs ended up winning the game 25-22 in the dying seconds of overtime, making it consecutive Super Bowl wins for the franchise and three titles in the last five years.
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