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Super Bowl XLIV surpasses M*A*S*H for largest TV audience ever

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(the final shot of the series finale of M*A*S*H)

Wanna talk about coincidences? What are the odds that the all-time box office gross record and the record for the most-watched TV program ever would both fall in the span of five days? Slim, yet that's exactly what happened. On February 3, James Cameron's Avatar surpassed Titanic -- Cameron's previous film -- as the highest-grossing movie in cinematic history. And yesterday, Super Bowl XLIV between the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts drew 106.5 million viewers, breaking a 27 year-old record previously held by the series finale of M*A*S*H.

Keep in mind that the No. 2 and No. 3 most-viewed Super Bowls were the previous two games between the Steelers and Cardinals and the Patriots and Giants. So don't get attached to the Saints-Colts record; there's a REAL good chance it'll fall next year.

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by WVPiratesfan on Feb 8, 2010 11:28 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

i live in nevada and 90% of the people where pulling for the saints in the casino i was in.

that would be people who wagered on the saints and just people wathcing the game. the line for the game went from 6 points to 4.5 points in the last hour.

I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood"

by wolfmanshowlforever on Feb 10, 2010 1:40 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

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