Thursday, February 7, 2008

Super Nielsen Stats

Super Bowl 43 was the second most watched program in American television history. 97.5 million of you tuned in to see the game. Only the last episode of MASH had more viewers with 106 million.

The game had a 43.3 rating with a 63 share. That means that 43.3 percent of the TVs in the US were watching the game and 63 percent of the TVs that were actually being used were watching the game. In comparison, the MASH series finale had a 60.2 rating and a 77 share. Who knew Alan Alda was so popular?

Highest Rated:
Basketball: Game 7, Bulls vs Jazz 22.3 rating, 38 share
Baseball (Since 1985): Game 7, Mets vs Red Sox 38.9 rating, 55 share

Most Watched Series Finales: 1)MASH 2)Cheers 3)Seinfeld 4)Friends 5)Magnum PI

Most Seasons Finishing At Number 1 For The Year: All In The Family 5 (1971-1976), The Cosby Show 5 (1985-1990), Gunsmoke 4 (1957-1961)
American Idol is trying to make a run at this list with three in a row (2004-2007) as of now.

1 comments:

Jen Shin said...

we were just talking about these stats at work. crazy stuff!