Ratings: Super Bowl XLVI Is Most-Watched TV Program Ever, With 111.3 Million Viewers

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When it comes to the ratings for Super Bowl XLVI, the numbers were appropriately giant.

According to the Nielsen fast nationals released on Monday afternoon, the New York Giants’ victory over the New England Patriots was seen by 111.3 million total viewers, edging out last year’s match-up … READ MORE

Super Bowl Commercials: The Best and Worst!

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Darth Vader? Check. Creepy babies? Check. Cute puppies swimming? Check. Movie trailers? Check. Regis Philbin? Check.
Super Bowl XLVI is history, but the Monday morning quarterbacking over the real main event — the commercials — is only just beginning.
Herewith are TVLine’s choices for the four best and two worst spots during NBC’s four-hour footballpalooza.
Peruse our picks and then vote for your favorites in the poll below! READ MORE, WATCH & VOTE

Rating the Super Bowl Commercials (2nd Half)

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It’s Super Bowl time (on NBC), and advertisers pay very, very steeply to wave their wares in front of 100 million viewers.

Who enlisted A-list talent? (And who shopped a bargain with B-listers and below?) Who went for laughs? Who tugged at heartstrings? And who whipped out the always-reliable S-E-X?

Here is our quick take … READ MORE & WATCH CLIPS

Madonna's Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show: How Did She Do? Take Our Poll!

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After 2011’s “Black-Eyed Peas in Christmas Lights” Extravaganza, this year’s Super Bowl halftime show had nowhere to go but up. Or did it?

For Super Bowl XLVI, pop music’s longest-reigning provocateur, Madonna, took over as master of ceremonies, and if I’m being honest, the results were …READ MORE

Rating the Super Bowl Commercials (2nd Quarter)

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It’s time for the Super Bowl (playing on NBC), and advertisers pay very, very steeply to wave their wares in front of 100 million viewers.

Who enlisted A-list talent? (And who shopped a bargain with B-listers and below?) Who went for laughs? Who tugged at heartstrings? And who whipped out the always-reliable S-E-X?

Here is our quick take … READ MORE & WATCH CLIPS

Rating the Super Bowl Commercials (1st Quarter)

By /

It’s time for the Super Bowl (playing on NBC), and advertisers pay very, very steeply to wave their wares in front of 100 million viewers.

Who enlisted A-list talent? (And who shopped a bargain with B-listers and below?) Who went for laughs? Who tugged at heartstrings? And who whipped out the always-reliable S-E-X?

Here is our quick take … READ MORE & WATCH CLIPS

Kelly Clarkson's National Anthem at Super Bowl XLVI: How Did She Do?

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Things might get a little awkward on the set of The Voice come Monday morning — especially if Kelly Clarkson bumps into Christina Aguilera at the craft services table.

Clarkson — inaugural American Idol champ, current pop superstar, and recently announced adviser to Voice judge Blake Shelton — just finished …READ MORE

What to Watch on Super Bowl Sunday - Instead Of, You Know, the Big Game

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If the Super Bowl doesn’t strike your fancy — and mind you, NBC’s coverage of the game starts at noon EST, six-and-a-half hours before kick-off — but you still want an excuse to park yourself on the couch and surround yourself with TV treats, you’re in luck. Because in addition to fresh episodes of Shameless, Luck, Downton Abbey and the like …READ MORE