BeeZee Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 NEW YORK -- The Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M*A*S*H" to become the most-watched program in television history. The Nielsen Co. estimated Monday that 106.5 million people watched the New Orleans Saints upset the Indianapolis Colts. That beats the "M*A*S*H" finale, which had 105.97 million viewers in an era when there were fewer television sets. Compelling story lines involving the city of New Orleans and its recovery from Hurricane Katrina and the quest for a second Super Bowl ring for Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning propelled the viewership. The game also obliterated the previous record viewership for a Super Bowl -- last year's game between Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers in which 98.7 million people watched. That was likely welcome news among advertisers, who purchased nearly 48 minutes of ads for the game -- the most for any Super Bowl. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2009/news/story?id=4897094 Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xx. Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 Yeah but for real, I'm really surprised it took a super bowl this long to eat that record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JYD Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 Yeah but for real, I'm really surprised it took a super bowl this long to eat that record.agreed...still impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobe24 Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 I guarentee world cup gets more viewers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 I guarentee world cup gets more viewers...These are US records. World Cup won't beat Super Bowl in the US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobe24 Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 " to become the most-watched program in television history." sounds like they are saying world history.. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 " to become the most-watched program in television history." sounds like they are saying world history.. lolnah, neilson ratings are a US thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 I think the world record was when the United States basketball team played China in the Olympics in Beijing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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