Comments on: Super Bowl draws record total audience of 166.8 million http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-draws-record-total-audience-of-1668-million/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Sat, 25 May 2013 13:45:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: bcjim http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-draws-record-total-audience-of-1668-million/#comment-1565095 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:56:57 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=227835#comment-1565095 Football has jumped the shark…mark it down.

]]> By: ilovefoolsball http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-draws-record-total-audience-of-1668-million/#comment-1565049 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:00:36 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=227835#comment-1565049 Screw futbol, the only reason they get that many viewers is because:
A. They’re counting numbers from all of the games from all of the matches, not just that one final game.
B. Most people in developing countries can only play Soccer because it’s the cheapest sport to play. All you need is a ball and some sticks to make goals.

American football is the superior team sport vs any other team sport in the world.
No other team sport has so much strategy and rules involved.

]]> By: christopher525 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-draws-record-total-audience-of-1668-million/#comment-1564978 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:57:32 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=227835#comment-1564978 Move it to Saturday, then make the entire weekend a national holiday. Screw the “worst day for ratings” crap. The Super Bowl is STILL the biggest deal in American television. It always will be, moving the day won’t hurt it at all. Also, these numbers come AFTER a lockout that pissed a lot of fans off. If this doesn’t show the true national pastime, nothing will.

]]> By: nationalmediacansuckit http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-draws-record-total-audience-of-1668-million/#comment-1564631 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:25:13 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=227835#comment-1564631 Superbowl Sunday needs to be Superbowl Saturday. This sport it continuously growing every year. Move the game to Saturday so people can truly enjoy the game without having to worry about waking up early to go to work Monday morning. It just makes sense.

]]> By: devilinmypocket http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-draws-record-total-audience-of-1668-million/#comment-1564629 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:21:42 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=227835#comment-1564629 Hey804,
According to a article in the UK newspaper The Independent, “Fifa’s overblown figures, the World Cup finals of 2006 respectively attracted global audiences 715.1 million people (Down 50% from 8 years earlier, 25% lower from 4 years earlier)… According to Initiative Sports Futures, independent analysts with no ties to Fifa, the figure for the 2006 World Cup final was 260 million.
When they say ‘a billion’, they are talking about all matches in all rounds. I wouldn’t doubt they hit that number at all.
Anyone know what the overall viewership was for the entire NFL playoffs this year?

And to be clear, I don’t think the NFL gets more viewers than the World Cup as a whole. I just wonder what the gap looks like.

]]> By: jetsforever http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-draws-record-total-audience-of-1668-million/#comment-1564567 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:48:37 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=227835#comment-1564567 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-falls-just-short-of-ratings-record/
Which one is it then?

]]> By: fringetastic http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-draws-record-total-audience-of-1668-million/#comment-1564511 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:22:36 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=227835#comment-1564511 That is nearly 14 times more than the number of people who watch the pro bowl.

]]> By: 1phd http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-draws-record-total-audience-of-1668-million/#comment-1564470 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:08:40 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=227835#comment-1564470 Why do I suspect that these figures are all made up to make advertisers feel good and help the NFL get more money when they negotiate their deals with broadcasters?

]]> By: vanmorrissey http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-draws-record-total-audience-of-1668-million/#comment-1564440 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:56:26 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=227835#comment-1564440 cusoman says:
Feb 6, 2012 6:26 PM
Or, and I know it sounds sacrilege, but… move the game to a Saturday.

Will never happen. Saturday is traditionally one of the worst viewing audiences of the week. The NFL promotes the SB all weekend, all day week long, let alone all day Friday and Saturday, they have parties, the Hall of Fame voting, all sorts of activities slated for Saturday. Plus most NFL games are played on Sundays, only Saturday games are usually during playoffs. They’d never generate the money they do from ad sponsors and marketers if they moved it to Saturday. That ‘s the way it is.

]]> By: vanmorrissey http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-draws-record-total-audience-of-1668-million/#comment-1564428 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:52:22 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=227835#comment-1564428 Gee, and I thought it was Madonna. Wrong again.

]]> By: jakek2 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-draws-record-total-audience-of-1668-million/#comment-1564419 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:48:27 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=227835#comment-1564419 Or, and I know it sounds sacrilege, but… move the game to a Saturday.
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Its a progressive thought but I think the host team would lose out on too much revenue. Also, travel would be difficult getting fans there after a Friday work week.

]]> By: finbukake http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-draws-record-total-audience-of-1668-million/#comment-1564374 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:30:09 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=227835#comment-1564374 How does that translate into advertising revenue? Numbers please. The follow-up question is how many people have seen a woman over 50 dressed up as a cheerleader and not puked in your mouth?

]]> By: bearsstillsuck http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-draws-record-total-audience-of-1668-million/#comment-1564372 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:30:00 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=227835#comment-1564372 Does this include people channel surfing?

]]> By: cusoman http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-draws-record-total-audience-of-1668-million/#comment-1564364 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:26:12 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=227835#comment-1564364 jakek2 says:
Feb 6, 2012 5:55 PM
Need to make the day after a National Holiday. Many people are at parties with their families and friends. No sense in making them drive home late at night to work the next day. Scrap Presidents’ Day and make this our holiday.

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Or, and I know it sounds sacrilege, but… move the game to a Saturday.

]]> By: Rex Grossman http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-draws-record-total-audience-of-1668-million/#comment-1564346 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:17:13 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=227835#comment-1564346 NBC Online broadcast was excellent although from now on I’ll probably get sick to my stomach every time I see Dwight Schrute.

CLICK ON MY BODY!

Over. And over. And over again.

]]> By: medtxpack http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-draws-record-total-audience-of-1668-million/#comment-1564325 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:08:22 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=227835#comment-1564325 it wasnt necessarily the game. its the NFL getting more popular year after year. which is good.

]]> By: dbellina http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-draws-record-total-audience-of-1668-million/#comment-1564324 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:08:09 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=227835#comment-1564324 You guys need to stream even more games. It makes it a lot easier to watch the game when I’m not around a TV.

]]> By: canetic http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-draws-record-total-audience-of-1668-million/#comment-1564318 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:04:13 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=227835#comment-1564318 I’ve seen better

]]> By: tigerhawkeye http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-draws-record-total-audience-of-1668-million/#comment-1564310 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:02:19 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=227835#comment-1564310 In other news, the U.S. Census Bureau recently reported that the U.S. population has also reached record highs.

]]> By: derekjetersmansion http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-draws-record-total-audience-of-1668-million/#comment-1564304 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:00:23 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=227835#comment-1564304 What’s the percentage of Americans who watched it? That is probably the same every year.

Point is, the game isn’t growing in America (Can it?), which is why they’re going to Europe.

Also, the safety thing is a turn off because it screams public relations. People just want to see guys’ heads being ripped off.

]]> By: jakek2 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-draws-record-total-audience-of-1668-million/#comment-1564297 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:55:52 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=227835#comment-1564297 Need to make the day after a National Holiday. Many people are at parties with their families and friends. No sense in making them drive home late at night to work the next day. Scrap Presidents’ Day and make this our holiday.

]]> By: hey804 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-draws-record-total-audience-of-1668-million/#comment-1564293 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:53:49 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=227835#comment-1564293 Is this in the USA or the world? I’m guessing just the USA. I think close to a billion tune into The World Cup every four years.

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