sports Things have changed a lot since the first Super Bowl (19 Photos) By: Staff In: Facts, Interesting, Sports Mar 4, 2016 590 Liked! 55 Disliked 0 1 in 1967, when Super Bowl I was first played by the champions of two different football leagues the game was televised to 58.6 milllion people. By comparison, the same year, The Andy Griffith Show averaged 16 million viewers per episode. Like this post? 590 Liked! 0