NEW YORK (AP) -The Indianapolis Colts were a winner in the ratings, too, with preliminary measurements indicating the Super Bowl was watched by roughly 90 million viewers, about the same as last year's contest. The Colts' 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears recorded a 42 rating and 63 share in Nielsen Media Research's measurement of the 55 largest television markets. Last year's game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks had a 42.2 rating and 62 share. Final viewership estimates for the country as a whole were due later Monday. The Steelers-Seahawks matchup was seen by an estimated 90.7 million people last year, the largest Super Bowl audience in a decade. A ratings point represents 1,114,000 households, or 1 percent of the nation's estimated 111.4 million TV homes. The share is the percentage of in-use televisions tuned to a given show. This year's game was seen on CBS, a division of CBS Corp. Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |
