That was one hell of a Super Bowl!
February
7
Millions of people tuned in to watch Super Bowl XLVI and millions more have ventured online to check out the Super Bowl ads.
Today our resident American and Communications Strategist, Maura Rosenblit, shared her love for the Super Bowl and ran us through her Super Bowl ad highlights.
Super Bowl fun facts:
- 2nd most watched sporting event in the world, more than 100 million people worldwide watch the Super Bowl every year
- Super Bowl XLIV in 2010 unseated M*A*S*H’s series finale as the most watched show in television history with over 106.5 million viewers
- Of the top 10 most watched American television programs of all time, nine of them are Super Bowls
- One 30-second commercial aired during the Super Bowl costs at least $2.8MM
- Over 700,000 footballs are produced annually for official NFL use and 72 of them are used for the Super Bowl
- 8 million pounds of guacamole is consumed on Super Bowl Sunday
- 14,500 tons of chips are eaten along with that guacamole
- A lot of Americans create Super Bowl inspired food like this stadium
Top ten Super Bowl ad highlights (according to Maura)
CAMRY – “CONNECTIONS”
BEST BUY – “PHONE INVENTORS”
AUDI – “VAMPIRE PARTY”
CHEVY SONIC – “STUNT ANTHEM”
CHRYSLER – “IT’S HALF TIME AMERICA”
NFL – “FANTASY MILLION DOLLAR FAN”
NFL – “TIME LINE”
HONDA CRV – “MATTHEW’S DAY OFF”
SAMSUNG NOTE – “THING CALLED LOVE”
KIA – “A DREAM CAR. FOR REAL LIFE”
