48.3 F
Indianapolis
Friday, March 29, 2024

Super Bowl XLIV TV facts

More by this author

Who: Indianapolis Colts vs. New Orleans Saints

When: Sunday, Feb. 7, 6:30 p.m. ET (CBS, CTV)

Where: Sun Life Stadium, Miami

Super Bowl odds: Colts favoured by 5.5 points

Halftime entertainment: The Who

Colts quarterback: Peyton Manning, a New Orleans native and the son of former Saints quarterback Archie Manning. Only NFL player to win four MVP awards.

Saints quarterback: Drew Brees, led the league’s top-ranked offense and finished second to Manning in MVP voting this year. Nicknamed “Breesus” by New Orleans fans for miracles he’s pulled on the field and charitable efforts off it.

Head coaches: Jim Caldwell (Colts), first season; Sean Payton (Saints), fourth season, a former Ottawa Rough Riders quarterback.

Super Bowl commercials: A 30-second spot on CBS costs advertisers between $2.5 million and $3.1 million U.S.

U.S. viewers: Last year’s Super Bowl ā€“ which some argue was the best ever ā€“ set a record when an average of 98.7 million U.S. viewers watched the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Arizona Cardinals 27-23. That made it the most-watched sports event in the nation’s history and the second-most watched program ever, behind the final episode of MASH (an average of 106.8 million in 1983).

Canadian viewers: 4.3 million watched on CTV and French-language sports network RDS.

ā€“ Adrian Brijbassi

Torstar Syndication Services

Ā© 2010 Torstar Syndication Services. Displayed by permission. All rights reserved.

- Advertisement -
ads:

Upcoming Online Townhalls

- Advertisement -

Subscribe to our newsletter

To be updated with all the latest local news.

Stay connected

1FansLike
1FollowersFollow
1FollowersFollow
1SubscribersSubscribe

Related articles

Popular articles

EspaƱol + Translate Ā»
Skip to content