Giant victory draws 44.6 overnight.
Sports Media Watch —
The results of the Super Bowl may have been a stunning upset, but the huge ratings are far less of a surprise. Super Bowl XLII, featuring the New York Giants defeating the previously undefeated New England Patriots, drew a 44.7/66 overnight on FOX last night, up 6% from the 42.0/63 for Colts/Bears in '07. Last year's Super Bowl was the second most watched ever, behind only Super Bowl XXX in 1996. The 44.7 overnight is based on only 49 metered markets, as several markets -- including the #2 and #3 markets in the country, Los Angeles and Chicago -- were not factored in due to ...
SO WHERE WAS THIS GAME ON THE ALL-TIME LIST?
Epic Carnival —
... other of an event, and we end up making foolish, foolish statements. However, there have been a bunch of really wild proclamations on the greatness of last night's game floating around since the it ended. Several ESPN commentators have proclaimed it the greatest Super Bowl upset ever, as did the folks at ProFootballTalk. Some dude named Paolo Bandini who writes for the Guardian says it was among the greatest Super Bowls ever. Plus, the Nielsens show that it was the second-most-watched broadcast in TELEVISION history. So at this point, we might ...
Super Bowl XLII: Highest TV Ratings for a Super Bowl, Ever
The Biz of Football :: Part of the Business of Sports Network —
... Last night’s Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants was the most watched Super Bowl in history, according to Nielsen Media Research. The game garnered a 44.7/66 rating and was watched by 97.5 million viewers, surpassing the previous record of 94.08 million viewers. The ratings were up nearly 6.5 percent from last year’s Bears/Colts Super Bowl, which pulled a 42.6/64 and was watched by 47,505,000. As reported by The AP: ...
Open Game Thread : Game # 23 : Missouri (13-9) @ #4 Kansas (22-1)
Rock Chalk Talk —
... Yesterday was Super Bowl Sunday. I, of course, watched it as did 97.5 other million people in just America alone. That is the second most viewers of any television event, second only to the M*A*S*H finale way back in 1983. ...
The Morning Tailgate
STLSportsMag —
... ] Frankly, I have no clue how anyone can estimate how many people watched the Super Bowl considering 90% of people who do so, do it with several other people. But if you believe in the Nielson Ratings and all that business, Sunday was the most watched one of all time. [ ESPN ] As if watching Bill Belichick scrambling off the field before the final whistle Sunday wasn't entertaining enough, we know get to read Patriots fans compare this Super Bowl to the one they won six years ago against the Rams. Welcome to the club, boys. [ ...
The Commies Win Again, Or: The Super Bowl's Got Nothing On A Regular Season Rockets vs. Bucks Match-up!
Heavy Soul —
The Super Bowl this year had its highest number of viewers ever, topping out at 105.7 million viewers during the fourth quarter. This is an insane amount of viewers. ...
Afternoon Links
MVN Outsider —
... Sunday’s Super Bowl was seen by a record-breaking audience of 97.5 million people. In New York, 67% of TV sets were tuned to the game. Here’s what I want to know: What were those other 33% watching that could have possibly been more interesting and dramatic than the Super Bowl? And no, ...
