On Feb 10, 1:06*pm, PeterL1 > wrote:
> It feels great to have participated with the american people by
> watching the superbowl. Making up the cheezeburger dawgs with route
> beer on the day was also a nice touch I felt. SO much better then the
> usual "soccor" we have here in australia :-( I envy you guys so much.
> Anyways done some googling and it showed plenty of proof I was part of
> a great thing:
>
> The New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl victory over the Indianapolis Colts
> has become the most-watched programme in US TV history, early figures
> show.
>
> A record 106.5 million people, watched the game last weekend,
> according to Nielsen media.
>
> The figure tops the 1983 finale of medical drama M*A*S*H which drew
> 105.97 million viewers.
>
> The previous Super Bowl record was last year's game between Pittsburgh
> and Arizona, watched by 98.7 million.
>
> There had been much interest in the game between The Colts -
> considered the favourites after winning the title just three years ago
> - and The Saints who were appearing in their first NFL title game.
>
> The Saints' resurgence had been seen as a mirror of the ongoing
> recovery of New Orleans after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in
> 2005, and the underdogs' story propelled viewership.
>
> Margin of error
>
> The early viewing figures also drew some congratulations from Alan
> Alda, the star of M*A*S*H.
>
> "If the *M*A*S*H audience was eclipsed, it was probably due in large
> part to the fact that the whole country is rooting for New Orleans to
> triumph in every way possible," he said.
>
> "I am, too, and I couldn't be happier for them. I love that city."
>
> However, it may be hard to tell which programme was really watched by
> more people because of the margin for error in such numbers.
>
> Nielsen's estimate on Monday was preliminary, and could change with a
> more thorough look at more figures due on Tuesday.
>
> Sunday's Super Bowl was viewed by more than double the 48 million
> Americans who watched President Barack Obama's State of the Union
> address in January.
>
> An average 26.8 million people have tuned in to the latest series of
> American Idol, which is currently the most-watched series on US
> television.
>
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> New Orleans parties after NFL win
> 08 Feb 10 | *Americas
> Katrina tragedy 'inspired Saints'
> 08 Feb 10 | *American Football
> Super Bowl XLIV as it happened
> 08 Feb 10 | *American Football
> Saints upset Colts in Super Bowl
> 08 Feb 10 | *American Football
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> We're all scared. You hid in that bed because you think there's still
> hope. But soldier, the only hope you have is to accept the fact that
> you're already dead. And the sooner you accept that, the sooner
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I found out it was the biggest watched game ever in history in Canada
too!! Wonder how many people around the world, total, watched it.