Friday 12 February 2010

Super Bowl XLIV was the most watched TV programme in American history

"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."
Source: Nielsen Media, reported by BBC News, 9th February 2010

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