Super Bowls are the most watched television broadcasts in history, but much of the audience simply uses the game as background noise during parties. Super Bowl XLVIII was the highest rated broadcast in history, with an average viewership of 112 million.<ref>http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-super-bowl-xlviii-676651</ref> Viewership has been slightly increasing in recent years, though ost viewers turn off the game before it completes.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/01/18/historical-super-bowl-tv-ratings/11044/</ref>
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Super Bowls are the most watched television broadcasts in history, but much of the audience simply uses the game as background noise during parties. Super Bowl XLVIII was the highest rated broadcast in history, with an average viewership of 112 million.<ref>http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-super-bowl-xlviii-676651</ref> Viewership has been slightly increasing in recent years, but slightly less than half of televisions are tuned into the game.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/01/18/historical-super-bowl-tv-ratings/11044/</ref>