Super Bowl XLIV surpasses M*A*S*H for largest TV audience ever
by ZombieMonta on Feb 8, 2010 10:29 PM EST
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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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Can Dan Patrick's Ego come to grips with this
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
"the earth moves when Sean Payton walks...Because his balls are just that huge." Anarchon after Super Bowl XLIV
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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
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