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.

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

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.