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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowAn average of 79.4 percent of televisions that were turned on during the game period were tuned in to the event, according to the CBS affiliate that broadcast the game locally, WISH-TV Channel 8.
The upshot: a whopping total of 653,000 households in the region tuned in to the game.
Viewing climbed in the fourth quarter as the Colts put the finishing touches on their 29-17 victory. From 9:45 to 10 p.m.—a period that included the fourth quarter of the game—an average of 84 percent of all central
WISH, IBJ ’s newsgathering partner, based its figures on Nielsen Media Research, which tracks television viewing.
Among all central
Nationally, the Super Bowl garnered a 63-percent share, compared to 62 percent nationally for last year’s Super Bowl featuring the Pittsburgh Steelers over the Seattle Seahawks.
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