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 and Pittsburgh in which 98.7 million people watched.
And, the subsequent "Undercover Boss" also set a record for a post-SB show, 38-and-change million viewers, and is the highest-ever début of a reality show...
On Feb 8, 2:58 pm, Bob in Jersey <bob.in.jer...@juno.com> wrote:
> And, the subsequent "Undercover Boss" also set a record for a post-SB > show, 38-and-change million viewers, and is the highest-ever début of > a reality show...
And the highest-rated series premiere since "The Dolly Show" in 1987. Of course, it didn't even last its two-season commitment from ABC, but...
Considering that the nets were getting away from premiering new series out of the Super Bowl, we'll see if Fox takes the bait next year.
As for "Undercover," if you hate reality shows you'll probably hate this one, but it's a fascinating premise. If only reality producers would vow to stop using that damn David Vanacore music library on every reality show--I am so sick of that overblown music.
> 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 and > Pittsburgh in which 98.7 million people watched.
A giant snowstorm that kept people in the 9th largest market (probably some of the 4th market too, and various other smaller markets -- including market 24) from going out (even to sports bars) probably helped a little bit, too.
>A giant snowstorm that kept people in the 9th largest market (probably some >of the 4th market too, and various other smaller markets -- including >market 24) from going out (even to sports bars) probably helped a little >bit, too.
Judging from the wide variety of parking in my neighborhood (I'm situated near about two dozen bars), I'd guess embittered Charger fans didn't watch in record numbers yesterday. -- Kevin M. (who doesn't presently have a car, but could have found a parking space outside his apartment yesterday if he still did, which is almost unheard of on a Sunday afternoon in Pacific Beach)
Now that Congress has allowed corporations to buy politicians outright, perhaps we'll see some decent advertisements run during the state-of-the-union, making its ratings go up. Perhaps we could get various bars to tie political programing to drinking. -- Kevin M. (RPCV)
On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 2:08 PM, Brad Beam <b.b...@suddenlink.net> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- From: Wesley McGee
> A giant snowstorm that kept people in the 9th largest market (probably >> some of the 4th market too, and various other smaller markets -- including >> market 24) from going out (even to sports bars) probably helped a little >> bit, too.
> So New Orleans ranked #1 in eyeballs. And given the snowdump, I can see > Washington coming at #2. But Nashville (#3) ahead of Indianapolis (#4)?
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