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Super Bowl XLV Was Most-Watched TV Show In History

· Monday, February 7, 2011 · 1 comment

Another year, another record:

Interestingly, each of the last four Super Bowl’s ranks in the top five, and there’s now only one non-sports program in the top five. However, the M*A*S*H finale still remains at the top of the list in terms of percentage of households who were tuned in.

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Doug Mataconis
About Doug Mataconis
Doug Mataconis held a B.A. in Political Science from Rutgers University and J.D. from George Mason University School of Law. He joined the staff of OTB in May 2010 and contributed a staggering 16,483 posts before his retirement in January 2020. He passed far too young in July 2021.

Comments

  1. Boss Hog says:
    Monday, 7 February 2011 at 19:43

    Can we get a breakdown of how much viewership dropped during the halftime debacle.

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