That means, 97.5 million viewers saw the Patriots CHOKE last Sunday. (Ugh…)

‘’Most watched Super Bowl ever.'’ Yes people, THAT title belongs to last Sunday’s epic Super Bowl XLII. Why? Probably because many people wanted to see the Patriots make history to become the very first team in NFL history go 19-0 to win the title. Oh yeah, many people wanted to see the Giants simply crush that dream too.

And as it turned out, it was the latter as the New York Giants crushed Boston as if it was Hiroshima all over again. The Giants ended New England’s pursuit of perfection, handing the Patriots with their first loss to let them finish 18-1 and earning the Super Bowl XLII title. It sure was one Sunday to forget as far as Boston is concerned.

97.5 million viewers saw it, making Super Bowl XLII as the most watched Super Bowl in NFL history. It also became the second most watched TV program EVER, next only to the final episode of ‘’M-A-S-H'’ which drew 106 million viewers back in 1983.

Most of you old farts out there must’ve seen it. Fortunately for me, I didn’t.

Super Bowl XLII also eclipsed the Super Bowl record set in 1996 when the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, drawing 94.08 million viewers. Now I hate to say this but I have to, the New England Patriots are now the BIGGEST LOSERS ever seen on TV.

Of course, Fox, the media giant covering the game, had all the ingredients they could’ve hoped for to make Super Bowl XLII the most profitable TV show ever. It was a tight contest concluded with a jaw-dropping finish involving a team that was looking to rewrite history and another team looking to end what has been a Cinderella run with an ALMOST impossible task of beating the unbeatable.

Peyton Manning, the older brother of Super Bowl XLII MVP and New York Giants quarterback, Eli Manning, owns the third most watched Super Bowl after 93.2 million viewers saw Peyton lead the Indianapolis Colts to beat the Chicago Bears at Super Bowl XLI.

People sure love the Mannings eh?

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