Largest TV audience for a sports broadcast, domestic

The New England Patriots' defeat of the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX (NBC, USA) was watched by a record average US audience of 114.4 million people (with a peak audience of 120.8 million). The Super Bowl half-time show (fronted by Katy Perry) was also the highest on record, with 118.5 million viewers – about 3 million more than the previous year’s Bruno Mars concert. The game was played on 1 February 2015 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, USA.