This new record for the most-watched AFC Championship game was nearly 58 million, which is an increase of 2 million compared to last year's AFC title game, which previously held the viewership record. It also slightly surpassed last year's NFC Championship, which aired later in the day — typically a time slot that performs better overall.

Austin Karp of the Sports Business Journal reported Tuesday that the Chiefs’ 32-29 win over the Bills was seen by 57.4 million people on television. A year go, the Chiefs’ 17-10 win over the Ravens set a record with 55.5 million viewers. That number was topped by nearly 2 million viewers on Sunday.

The game, which began at 6:30 p.m. ET, was the seventh straight appearance for the Chiefs in the AFC title game and the second time since 2020 that it featured the Chiefs and Bill