The 2026 Super Bowl lured 124.9 million viewers across the US on Sunday, per Nielsen data, which marks a decline from the previous year’s 127.7 million viewers across broadcast and streaming platforms. Considering that the 2025 Super Bowl was available free to stream on Fox-owned Tubi, we are surprised the gulf between the two events isn’t wider, as this year’s event required viewers to stump up for a Peacock Premium subscription. But for NBC, lower viewing figures compared to Fox’s 2025 Super Bowl showing aren’t its only problem. Peacock’s Super Bowl LX (60) stream drew complaints from viewers regarding its stability, with fans reporting glitches and buffering issues. The “dial up level of awful” stream, as one commentator described it,…