Super Bowl 48 Most-Watched TV Ever

For the fourth time in five years, the Super Bowl has set a new record for the most-watched television event in U.S. history.

Super Bowl 48 on Sunday (February 2nd) was watched by 111.5 million people despite being a 43-8 blowout for the Seattle Seahawks over the Denver Broncos.

Bruno Mars' halftime performance, featuring guests the Red Hot Chili Peppers, also set a new record with 115.3 million viewers, making it the most-watched Super Bowl halftime show ever.

Bruno Mars is set to return to the top 10 of the Billboard 200 albums chart, thanks to his Super Bowl halftime performance on Sunday, Feb. 2.

According to estimates from industry sources, the entertainer's latest album, "Unorthodox Jukebox," sold perhaps 40,000 copies in the week ending Feb. 2. That would represent a 164% gain compared to the previous week, when it sold 15,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The album's official sales figures, as tabulated by SoundScan, will be released on Wednesday, Feb. 5 (the same day as when the new Billboard 200 chart's top 10 will be unveiled).

If "Unorthodox" returns to the top 10 with 40,000, it will mark the album's first visit to the top 10 since the Billboard 200 chart dated Sept. 14, 2013, and its best sales week since March of 2013.