>>>This is a slightly sports obsessed site so I am surprised no one has said anything yet about the Super Bowl. So here we go. I have plenty of thoughts about it but will lay back.
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>>GO PANTHERS!
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>>With that aside, I pulled for the Packers in this one.... hated both teams, but pulled for them since the Steelers have won 2 the last 6 and I want the underdog to win once in a while.
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>>Christina... what can you say? If you don't know the words, at least try to learn them, or else have a teleprompter or someone with cards there to help... .sigh...
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>>Black-Eyed Peas? I knew they were in trouble when the girls mike failed right off to start. She would've been better off if had stayed off. Harmony???? The show itself was spectacular, too bad about the singing.
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>>The Steelers? Too many mistakes to overcome.
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>>The Packers? Wow... all the injuries and still overcame them. Too bad the Panthers can't learn from them.
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>>I watched most of the game and I though it was well officiated. Can't blame the refs on this on.
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>>The commercials were forgetable except Darth Vader. Cute. Kids always win in commercials. And pets.
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>>A very good Superbowl.....
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>Most watched tv show in history (not just superbowls):
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Update ( 12:10p PT) Super Bowl XLV averaged 111 million viewers to become the most-watched program ever, breaking the previous record (last year’s Super Bowl) of 106.5 million.>
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>Even beat 1983 Mash Special
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>Most Watched Telecasts of All Time
>Program Date Network Avg. # of Viewers (000)
>Super Bowl XLV February 6, 2011 FOX 111,010
>Super Bowl XLIV February 7, 2010 CBS 106,476
>M*A*S*H Special February 28, 1983 CBS 105,970
>Super Bowl XLIII February 1, 2009 NBC 98,732
>Super Bowl XLII February 3, 2008 FOX 97,448
>Super Bowl XXX January 28, 1996 NBC 94,076
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Off course those (excellent) figures don't allow for a weighting on population, TV ownership etc.
A better figure would be what percentage of those who where able to watch it did.