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Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h3>2010s</h3> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">With an average US audience of 106.5 million viewers, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Bowl%20XLIV%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Bowl%20XLIV%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Bowl%20XLIV%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3402963295df043bc260c3" href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIV" title="Super Bowl XLIV">Super Bowl XLIV</a> on CBS was the most-watched Super Bowl ever as well as the most-watched program of any kind in American television history, beating the 27-year-long record previously held by the final episode of <i><a 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data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvR29vZGJ5ZSxfRmFyZXdlbGxfYW5kX0FtZW4/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Goodbye, Farewell and Amen</a>", watched by 105.97 million viewers.<span data-rte-instance="24816-3402963295df043bc260c3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20news%7Clast%3DDeans%7Cfirst%3DJames%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%5C%2Fmedia%5C%2F2010%5C%2Ffeb%5C%2F08%5C%2Fsuper-bowl-most-watched-show%7Ctitle%3DSuper%20Bowl%20ends%20MASH%20finale%27s%2027-year%20reign%20as%20most-watched%20US%20TV%20show%7Cpublisher%3D%27%27%5B%5BThe%20Guardian%5D%5D%27%27%7Cdate%3D8%20February%202010%7Caccessdate%3D8%20February%202010%20%7C%20location%3DLondon%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-0 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="24816-3402963295df043bc260c3" href="#cite_note-0"><span data-rte-instance="24816-3402963295df043bc260c3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="24816-3402963295df043bc260c3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> The game drew an overnight national <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nielsen%20rating%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nielsen%20rating%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNielsen%20rating%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3402963295df043bc260c3" class="new" title="Nielsen rating (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTmllbHNlbl9yYXRpbmc/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Nielsen rating</a> of 46.4 with a 68 share, the highest for a Super Bowl since <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Super%20Bowl%20XX%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Super%20Bowl%20XX%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSuper%20Bowl%20XX%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3402963295df043bc260c3" href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XX" title="Super Bowl XX">Super Bowl XX</a> in 1986. The telecast drew a 56.3 rating in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22New%20Orleans%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222009%20New%20Orleans%20Saints%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2009%20New%20Orleans%20Saints%20season%7CNew%20Orleans%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3402963295df043bc260c3" href="/wiki/2009_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2009 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans</a> and a 54.2 rating in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Indianapolis%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222009%20Indianapolis%20Colts%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2009%20Indianapolis%20Colts%20season%7CIndianapolis%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3402963295df043bc260c3" href="/wiki/2009_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="2009 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis</a>, first and fourth respectively among local markets.<span 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data-rte-instance="24816-3402963295df043bc260c3" href="#cite_note-NielsenBlog-1"><span data-rte-instance="24816-3402963295df043bc260c3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>2<span data-rte-instance="24816-3402963295df043bc260c3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">On November 28, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222010%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222010%20NFL%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2010%20NFL%20season%7C2010%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-3402963295df043bc260c3" href="/wiki/2010_NFL_season" title="2010 NFL season">2010</a>, CBS broadcast its 5000th NFL game.<span data-rte-instance="24816-3402963295df043bc260c3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Ffangsbites.com%5C%2F2010%5C%2F11%5C%2Fcbs-sports-previews-nfl-week-12%5C%2F%20%7Ctitle%3DCBS%20Sports%20Previews%20NFL%20Week%2012%20%7Cauthor%3DFang%2C%20Ken%20%7Cdate%3D28%20November%2028%20%7Cwork%3DFangsbites.com%20%7Cpublisher%3DWordpress%20%7Caccessdate%3D15%20July%202011%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup 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data-rte-instance="24816-3402963295df043bc260c3" href="#cite_note-2"><span data-rte-instance="24816-3402963295df043bc260c3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>3<span data-rte-instance="24816-3402963295df043bc260c3" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> The game in question involved the <a 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