Super Bowl XLIV Breaks M*A*S*H Record
Posted on February 8, 2010
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Before February 7, 2010, the most-watched television program of all time was “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen,” the series finale of the classic show M*A*S*H. The episode, a television movie, garnered 105.97 viewers in America during its airing in 1983. That rather large record, even by today’s standards, has remained undefeated. Or rather, it did before Sunday’s Super Bowl XLIV broke the record by half a million viewers.
The NFL football showdown between the Colts and the Saints was witnessed by 106.5 million viewers. The game, which aired on CBS, featured a Saints win that has been called “nail-biting.”
“With all the memorable story lines going into Super Bowl XLIV combined with the awesome power of the NFL, we are thrilled with this rating, and I am extremely proud of the way the entire CBS Television Network produced, sold and promoted the most-watched television show in history,” Sean McManus, President, CBS News and Sports said in a statement.
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