Fox was the beneficiary of this year’s Super Bowl Sunday, TV’s biggest television night annually. As indicated on Feb. 6, “Super Bowl LI” ranked fifth all-time to-date in average total viewership for a telecast in TV history. Fox Sports’ Michael Mulvihill noted this is third time in the last 4 years that the highest-rated market […]
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Lady Gaga began her set at halftime of Super Bowl LI on Feb. 5, 2017 atop the roof of Houston’s NRG Stadium to sing “This Land is Your Land.” Then, after jumping off that roof (with a harness, of course), Gaga performed her many hits including “Poker Face,” “Telephone,” “Just Dance,” “Million Reasons,” and “Bad […]
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At a reported record rate of $5 million per 30-second spot, the following are the several commercials that will air during Super Bowl LI on Fox on Feb. 5, 2017. Mr. Clean | New Super Bowl Ad | Cleaner of Your Dreams Skittles | “Romance” | Super Bowl LI Commercial Who Is JohnMalkovich.com? | Get […]
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From Campaign US: “On paper, the traditional primetime ratings for Fox’s first season in 15 years without “American Idol” look relatively consistent. “Dominated and disrupted by this crazy election, it was a challenging time for all the networks,” said Gary Newman, Fox Co-Chairman & CEO at the recent Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in […]
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From Campaign US: Shall we blame Colin Kaepernick? Maybe it’s the NFL. Or it could be that advertisers just don’t want to pony up $5 million for 30-seconds of airtime in these economically uncertain times. Whatever the reason, with barely a week to go before kickoff, there is apparently still ad space available for Super […]
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THE ROAD TO SUPER BOWL LI WILL BE TELEVISED The National Football League announced its postseason television schedule on Sunday, January 1. The Playoff Picture is official.#NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/xnmwYZ10Zu — NFL (@NFL) January 2, 2017 Wild Card weekend marks the kickoff to the NFL postseason on Jan. 7-8. ESPN and ABC will simulcast the first game […]
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According to an Us Weekly report, pop music superstar Lady Gaga has officially signed on to perform at Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, on February 5, 2017. The event will be televised on the Fox broadcast network. [socialpoll id=”2388385″] The Grammy-award winning artist’s current single, “Perfect Illusion” was released on Sep. […]
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Television’s biggest day of the year was headlined by “Super Bowl 50” televised on CBS. The Denver Broncos’ 24-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers didn’t set the all-time average viewership record which was set with last year’s Super Bowl XLIX (114.442 million) — this year’s game off 2 percent in total viewers and off 4 […]
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Super Bowl and Academy Awards still make Americans gather ’round the TV despite DVRs and streaming
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Some Sunday nights around the television never change, no matter how many streaming devices or extra screens we bring to the living room. Just look at the perennial viewing parties for the Super Bowl and the Academy Awards. Even as more cord cutters get their TV fixes via computers, tablets and streaming gadgets, and time-shifting […]