Super Bowl Draws Most Viewers In TV History

By David Taintor

February 6, 2012 12:31 p.m.

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Sunday’s Super Bowl telecast was the most watched television program in the history of the medium, MarketWatch reports, with 111.3 million viewers tuning in between 6:31 p.m. and 9:58 p.m. ET. It surpasses last year’s Super Bowl, which was the most-watched TV event at the time.

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David Taintor is a New York-based senior editor who oversees breaking news coverage. He previously worked at NBC News.

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