[NEWS] 'THE VOICE' TAKES A 27% LEAD OVER LAST YEAR'S 'GLEE' IN EARLY SUPERBOWL RATINGS

In early ratings, NBC’s Super Bowl ranked the third-biggest NFL telecast ever.

Sunday’s game delivered a massive overnight household rating of 47.8 — less than one percent lower than the Super Bowl’s all-time high telecasts (47.9 for both Super Bowl XLV and Super Bowl XXI).

While NBC’s post-game presentation of the second season opener of The Voice (arguably the more important telecast for the network) garnered a hearty 19.4 rating. That’s up 27 percent from Fox’s post-Super Bowl telecast of Glee last year.

TOP 5 SUPER BOWL OVERNIGHTS OF ALL TIME:
T1. 47.9/71 – Super Bowl XLV, Packers 31-Steelers 25, Fox
T1. 47.9/68 – Super Bowl XXI, Giants 39-Broncos 20, CBS
3. 47.8/71 – Super Bowl XLVI, Giants 21-Patriots 17, NBC
4. 47.4/NA – Super Bowl XIV, Steelers 31-Rams 19, CBS
5. 46.9/70 – Super Bowl XX, Bears 46-Patriots 10, NBC

Source: EntertainmentWeekly