Super Bowl XLIV Beats M*A*S*H TV RecordFebruary 8, 2010 Marc Berman, Mediaweek Sunday’s matchup between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints broke the record books, outperforming the prior high set by the series finale of sitcom M*A*S*H in February 1983. Super Bowl XLIV averaged a mammoth 106.48 million viewers, according to the preliminary national results from Nielsen Media Research, building by 8 percent from the year-ago Pittsburgh/Arizona matchup (98.73 million on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009). Here are the five most-watched Super Bowl telecasts historically: Super Bowl XLIV (CBS, Feb. 7, 2010), New Orleans/Indianapolis: 106.48 million Super Bowl XLIII (NBC, Feb. 1, 2009), Arizona/Pittsburgh: 98.73 million Super Bowl XLII (Fox, Feb. 3, 2008): NY Giants/New England: 97.45 million Super Bowl XXXX (NBC, Jan. 28, 1996): Dallas Pittsburgh: 94.08 million Super Bowl XLI (CBS, Feb. 4, 2007): Chicago/Indianapolis: 93.18 million
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