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Complete Super Bowl TV Ratings, 1967-2009:

............Date............ Net Rating Share $/30 Sec. Ad Homes Viewers NFC AFC
XLIII ......Feb 1 2009* FOX 42.0 64 $3,000,000 48,139 98,732 Arizona Pittsburgh
XLII....... Feb 3 2008* FOX 43.1 65 $2,699,963 48,665 97,448 New York Giants New E
XLI ....... Feb 4 2007 * CBS 42.6 64 $2,385,365 47,505 93,184 Chicago Indianapolis
XL......... Feb 5 2006 * ABC 41.6 62 $2,500,000 45,867 90,745 Seattle Pittsburgh
XXXIX.... Feb 6 2005 FOX 41.1 62 $2,400,000 45,081 86,072 Philadelphia New England
XXXVIII . Feb 1 2004 CBS 41.4 63 $2,302,200 44,908 89,795 Carolina New England
XXXVII... Jan 26 2003 ABC 40.7 61 $2,200,000 43,433 88,637 Tampa Bay Oakland
XXXVI.... Feb 3 2002 FOX 40.4 61 $2,200,000 42,664 86,801 St. Louis New England
XXXV ... Jan 28 2001 CBS 40.4 61 $2,200,000 41,270 84,335 NY Giants Baltimore
XXXIV... Jan 30 2000 ABC 43.3 63 $2,100,000 43,618 88,465 St. Louis Tennessee
XXXIII... Jan 31 1999 FOX 40.2 61 $1,600,000 39,992 83,720 Atlanta Denver
XXXII ... Jan 25 1998 NBC 44.5 67 $1,291,100 43,630 90,000 Green Bay Denver
XXXI..... Jan 26 1997 FOX 43.3 65 $1,200,000 42,000 87,870 Green Bay New England
XXX..... Jan 28 1996 NBC 46 68 $1,085,000 44,145 94,080 Dallas Pittsburgh
XXIX ... Jan 29 1995 ABC 41.3 62 $1,150,000 39,400 83,420 San Francisco San Diego
XXVIII.. Jan 30 1994 NBC 45.5 66 $900,000 42,860 90,000 Dallas Buffalo
XXVII... Jan 31 1993 NBC 45.1 66 $850,000 41,990 90,990 Dallas Buffalo
XXVI.... Jan 26 1992 CBS 40.3 61 $850,000 37,120 79,590 Washington Buffalo
XXV .... Jan 27 1991 ABC 41.9 63 $800,000 39,010 79,510 NY Giants Buffalo
XXIV.... Jan 28 1990 CBS 39 63 $700,400 35,920 73,852 San Francisco Denver
XXIII... Jan 22 1989 NBC 43.5 68 $675,000 39,320 81,590 San Francisco Cincinnati
XXII ... Jan 31 1988 ABC 41.9 62 $645,000 37,120 80,140 Washington Denver
XXI .... Jan 25 1987 CBS 45.8 66 $600,000 40,030 87,190 NY Giants Denver
XX ..... Jan 26 1986 NBC 48.3 70 $550,000 41,490 92,570 Chicago New England
XIX..... Jan 20 1985 ABC 46.4 63 $525,000 39,390 85,530 San Francisco Miami
XVIII... Jan 22 1984 CBS 46.4 71 $368,200 38,880 77,620 Washington LA Raiders
XVII ... Jan 30 1983 NBC 48.6 69 $400,000 40,480 81,770 Washington Miami
XVI .... Jan 24 1982 CBS 49.1 73 $324,300 40,020 85,240 San Francisco Cincinnati
XV...... Jan 25 1981 NBC 44.4 63 $275,000 34,540 68,290 Philadelphia Oakland
XIV .... Jan 20 1980 CBS 46.3 67 $222,000 35,330 76,240 LA Rams Pittsburgh
XIII ... Jan 21 1979 NBC 47.1 74 $185,000 35,090 74,740 Dallas Pittsburgh
XII..... Jan 15 1978 CBS 47.2 67 $162,300 34,410 78,940 Dallas Denver
XI....... Jan 09 1977 NBC 44.4 73 $125,000 31,610 62,050 Minnesota Oakland
X ....... Jan 18 1976 CBS 42.3 78 $110,000 29,440 57,710 Dallas Pittsburgh
IX....... Jan 12 1975 NBC 42.4 72 $107,000 29,040 56,050 Minnesota Pittsburgh
VIII..... Jan 13 1974 CBS 41.6 73 $103,500 27,540 51,700 Minnesota Miami
VII ..... Jan 14 1973 NBC 42.7 72 $88,100 27,670 53,320 Washington Miami
VI........ Jan 16 1972 CBS 44.2 74 $86,100 27,450 56,640 Dallas Miami
V .........Jan 17 1971 NBC 39.9 75 $72,500 23,980 46,040 Dallas Baltimore
IV........ Jan 11 1970 CBS 39.4 69 $78,200 23,050 44,270 Minnesota Kansas City
III ....... Jan 12 1969 NBC 36 70 $55,000 20,520 41,660 Baltimore NY Jets
II......... Jan 14 1968 CBS 36.8 68 $54,500 20,610 39,120 Green Bay Oakland
I ......... Jan 15 1967 CBS 22.6 43 $42,500 12,410 26,750 Green Bay Kansas City

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For all conspiracy people out there ratings have been in the 40% range regardless of who is in the SB