Re: SBXL < > TdF

Mike Jacoubowsky <mikej1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> After sifting through all the information (distorted and real), one does
> come to the realization that an awful lot of people, in quite a few
> countries, *do* watch the SuperBowl. Why? That's another question.

I think American style football is pretty popular in some European
countries, Germany in particular. But it's still shown in the middle of
the night and the public at large doesn't know or care about it. I'm
sure at least 80 % of the people who watch it are in the USA.

According to this site, however, the Super Bowl was still the most
watched TV sporting event last year:

http://www.indiantelevision.com/mam/headlines/y2k6/jan/janmam20.htm

As it says in the article, this is because there were no summer olympic
games, football world cup or European chamionships last year. The world
cup final is commonly watched by about a billion people, so nothing else
comes close. It is obviously the only sport with a truly worldwide
audience.

-as
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