On Feb 10, 4:56*pm, ImStillMags > wrote:
> On Feb 10, 1:06*pm, PeterL1 > wrote:
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> > 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:
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> > The New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl victory over the Indianapolis Colts
> > has become the most-watched programme in US TV history, early figures
> > show.
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> > A record 106.5 million people, watched the game last weekend,
> > according to Nielsen media.
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> > The figure tops the 1983 finale of medical drama M*A*S*H which drew
> > 105.97 million viewers.
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> > The previous Super Bowl record was last year's game between Pittsburgh
> > and Arizona, watched by 98.7 million.
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > Margin of error
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> > The early viewing figures also drew some congratulations from Alan
> > Alda, the star of M*A*S*H.
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> > "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.
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> > "I am, too, and I couldn't be happier for them. I love that city."
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> > However, it may be hard to tell which programme was really watched by
> > more people because of the margin for error in such numbers.
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> > Nielsen's estimate on Monday was preliminary, and could change with a
> > more thorough look at more figures due on Tuesday.
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> > 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.
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> > 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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> > Peter Lucas
> > Brisbane
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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
> > you'll be able to function as a human is supposed to function. Without
> > brainwashing. Without stupidity. Without subservience. Self respect
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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

It was a really good game. I wish they had Canadian football on
broadcast TV here. When I was a kid, it gave me my football fix
during the Summers.

--Bryan