More people watched New Orleans’ Super Bowl victory on Sunday night than any other broadcast in history.
The Saints’ 31-17 win over Indianapolis on CBS was seen by a record total of 153.4 million people, beating the mark set with last year’s big game (151.6 million).
It also had a record average audience of 106.5 million viewers, topping the gold standard of television events, the 1983 series finale of M*A*S*H (106 million).
Super Bowl XLIV’s household rating was 45.0, meaning 45 percent of all households were tuned in, best for a Super Bowl in 14 years.
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Was it the promise of TV in 3D, the devotion to Beyonce or Taylor Swift, or the certainty of seeing some Lady Gaga outrageousness?
Whatever the reasons, ratings for Sunday night's Grammy Awards were up 35 percent over last year, according to Nielsen's fast overnight numbers.
The Grammys scored an audience of about 26.6 million for CBS, which would make it the highest number of viewers since 2004. The 3.5-hour show had a 9.8 rating and a 24 share among viewers 18-49.
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American Idol is back in a big way!
According to Entertainment Weekly, the Season 9 premiere pulled in nearly 30 million viewers during the two hour show, making it the most watched Tueday night programming by far.
There had been some concerns over viewership as the new season approached due to "nice judge" Paula Abdul's absence. It now seems those fears were unfounded as viewership was down by less 1 percent when compared to last season's premiere.
The only show that came near Idol in viewership was a new episode of NCIS, with 20.7 million...
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