Any television series that has the honor to be selected for the coveted post-Super Bowl time slot usually sees huge ratings thanks to the lead-in from the biggest football game of the year. On Sunday, CBS will become the first network to air a late night variety series after the Super Bowl with its flagship show, "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" receiving the honor, as HNGN previously reported.

The time slot following the big game is typically the highest telecast show of the year, according to Variety, and has been used as a launching pad for new shows as well as an opportunity for old favorites to shine again.

While shows like "Undercover Boss" and "Grey's Anatomy" were honored with the timeslots by CBS and both performed well, the network has not always had such great luck with its post-game TV picks. The lowest watched post-Super Bowl telecast over the past 10 years went to CBS' "Elementary," which drew 20.9 million viewers in 2013.

So what shows does "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" have to live up to? Check out the top 10 highest rated post-Super Bowl TV episodes below:

1. "Friends" (Super Bowl XXX, 1996, 52.9 million viewers)

After the Dallas Cowboys beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX, "Friends" broadcasted a special hour-long episode called "The One After The Superbowl." The beloved sitcom was at the top of its game in 1996 and included stellar guest stars like Brooke Shields, Chris Isaak, Julia Roberts and Jean-Claude Van Damme, according to Rolling Stone. This episode was the most watched show in the modern era and was the highest-rated "Friends" episode of all time.

2. "Survivor: The Australian Outback" (Super Bowl XXXV, 2001, 45.5 million viewers)

"Survivor" was a huge surprise hit for CBS during the summer of 2000 and ushered in a new era in television - reality TV. The premiere of the second season known as "Survivor: The Australian Outback" brought in a whopping 45.5 million viewers and became the biggest show of 2001, according to the Los Angeles Times. The reality TV show also launched the career of Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who went on to become a co-host on "The View" and "Fox and Friends."

3. "Undercover Boss" (Super Bowl XLIV, 2010, 38.7 million viewers)

After the New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV, CBS premiered its newest unscripted show "Undercover Boss." The show took high-ranking businessmen like CEOs and made them work regular jobs within their company while disguised. While the show did perform well after the most-watched Super Bowl in history with 106.5 million viewers, the show never became a huge hit for CBS, according to BuzzFeed. The show still airs on Friday nights on CBS.

4. "Grey's Anatomy" (Super Bowl XL, 2006, 37.9 million viewers)

In 2006 "Grey's Anatomy" used its post-Super Bowl timeslot to air the first part of a two-part episode titled "It's the End of the World." In one of the most dramatic episodes in the history of the show, a man was brought into Seattle Grace Hospital with a live bazooka lodged in his chest. The episode also had some major star power, as guest stars included Christina Ricci and "Friday Night Lights" star Kyle Chandler in an unforgettable role as a member of the bomb squad.

5. "The Voice" (Super Bowl XLVI, 2012, 37.9 million viewers)

Just three years ago, the second season of NBC's "The Voice" premiered following Super Bowl XLVI with a coaching panel made up of Adam Levine, CeeLo Green, Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton. The popular singing talent competition show was watched by 37.6 million people and drew the third-highest post-Super Bowl ratings of the last decade.

6. "3rd Rock From the Sun" (Super Bowl XXXII, 1998, 33.7 million viewers)

The sitcom "3rd Rock From the Sun" was selected by NBC as the post-Super Bowl show for 1998. The show starred Jon Lithgow, Kristen Johnson, French Stewart, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jane Curtin and followed four extraterrestrials who go on an expedition to Earth. The episode also included supermodels Irina Pantaeva, Angie Everhart, Cindy Crawford and Beverly Johnson, according to the Deadspin.

7. "Survivor: All Stars" (Super Bowl XXXVIII, 2004, 33.5 million viewers)

"Survivor: The Australian Outback" worked out well for CBS in 2001, so the network decided to give the reality competition show another chance. But this time the network kicked it up a notch with the first All-Stars season of "Survivor." While the show did not perform as well as the previous post-Super Bowl installment, it brought back some fan favorites like Amber Brkich and Rob Mariano, who fell in love on the show and later went on to marry.

8. "The X-Files" (Super Bowl XXXI, 1997, 29.1 million viewers)

By the fourth season of "The X-Files," the supernatural show went from being a cult favorite to a giant ratings success. The show was selected by Fox to air after Super Bowl XXXI where Green Bay beat New England and brought in a huge audience even though the program relied heavily on mythology. The episode guest starred Paul McCrane as a decapitated man able to regenerate his body and ended with Scully finding out she had cancer.

9. "House" (Super Bowl XLII, 2008, 29.1 million viewers)

In 2008 the medical drama "House" was selected as the post-Super Bowl show at the height of its success. The episode called "Frozen" guest starred Mira Sorvino as a psychiatrist who gets sick when she is at the South Pole and Dr. House has to diagnose her via webcam. The episode was the show's highest-rated episode across all demographics and was the highest-rated episode on any network for the next two years.

10. "Glee" (Super Bowl XLV, 2011, 26.8 million viewers)

Rounding out the top 10 most-watched post-Super Bowl episodes is the 2011 "Glee" episode titled "The Sue Sylvester Shuffle." The episode reportedly cost around $3 to $5 million to produce and featured more than 500 extras for the elaborate football-themed episode. The episode featured songs from Katy Perry, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Michael Jackson.

"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" will broadcast after the Carolina Panthers take on the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50 around 10 p.m. EST and will include guests Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Will Ferrell, Keegan Michael Key, Jordan Peele and Megyn Kelly.