SuperRecord

Well...it seems this Superbowl is for NBC the same it was for the Steelers. Just when everything seemed lost....TD and win the match. Final numbers (I hope they are really final) are in, and NBC set up a new record making this superbowl the most watched in history with 98.7 million viewers beating last year's FOX superbowl with 97.5 million viewers. It seems FOX will have to work hard in two years for the XLV superbowl....but we all know they will ;)

This is NBC press release about the event:

MOST VIEWED TV PROGRAM IN HISTORY: SUPER BOWL XLIII ON NBC

151.6 Million Total Viewers
& 98.7 Million Average Viewers Watch Super Bowl XLIII

TAMPA – Feb. 3, 2009 – Super Bowl XLIII is now the most viewed television program in U.S. history with a total audience of 151.6 million viewers, according to official national ratings data released today by Nielsen Media Research.

“It’s always incredibly satisfying to amass large audiences, but this television record simply reaffirms the power of the Super Bowl and the National Football League,” said Dick Ebersol, Chairman, NBC Universal Sports & Olympics. “Everyone associated with the NFL should feel a great sense of pride in this accomplishment and in providing a day of enjoyment to American families – especially those who are struggling in these difficult times.”

MOST VIEWED TELEVISION PROGRAMS IN HISTORY (total viewers):
1. Super Bowl XLIII 151.6 million NBC 2009
2. Super Bowl XLII 148.3 million Fox 2008
3. Super Bowl XXVIII 144.4 million CBS 2004

The total audience of 151.6 million viewers tops the previous Super Bowl record audience of 148.3 million viewers by 3.3 million viewers (Super Bowl XLII, Giants-Patriots, Note: total audience measures viewership for all or part of a broadcast).

MOST-WATCHED SUPER BOWLS (average viewers):
1. Super Bowl XLIII 98.7 million NBC 2009
2. Super Bowl XLII 97.5 million Fox 2008
3. Super Bowl XXX 94.1 million NBC 1996
4. Super Bowl XLI 93.2 million CBS 2007
5. Super Bowl XXVII 91.0 million NBC 1993

Thanks to:
TVbyTheNumbers