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The NFL was so harmful to local businesses and taxpayers of New Jersey in 2014 that 55% of business leaders who were surveyed afterwards said they did not want New Jersey to host the game again.<ref name="NJ">http://archive.northjersey.com/news/n-j-s-7m-super-bowl-tax-rebate-to-nfl-stirs-anger-1.1012503?page=all</ref>  Part of the NFL's bilking of taxpayers was its demand for a $7.5 million rebate on sales taxes.<ref name="NJ"/>

The NFL was so harmful to local businesses and taxpayers of New Jersey in 2014 that 55% of business leaders who were surveyed afterwards said they did not want New Jersey to host the game again.<ref name="NJ">http://archive.northjersey.com/news/n-j-s-7m-super-bowl-tax-rebate-to-nfl-stirs-anger-1.1012503?page=all</ref>  Part of the NFL's bilking of taxpayers was its demand for a $7.5 million rebate on sales taxes.<ref name="NJ"/>

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>O'Connell, Michael (February 3, 2014). [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-super-bowl-xlviii-676651 "TV ratings: Super Bowl XLVIII is most watched in history with 112.2 million viewers"]. The Hollywood Reporter website.</ref> Viewership has been declining in recent years, as has attendance: the total attendance for Super Bowl LIV--held in the warm weather climate of South Florida--was the second-lowest on record at the time (behind only the first Super Bowl, which at that time was called the "NFL-AFL Championship Game" and was nowhere near as popular as in modern times).<ref>It was, however, a sellout; Hard Rock Stadium was recently renovated and reconfigured to '''''lower''''' seating capacity.</ref>

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>O'Connell, Michael (February 3, 2014). [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-super-bowl-xlviii-676651 "TV ratings: Super Bowl XLVIII is most watched in history with 112.2 million viewers"]. The Hollywood Reporter website.</ref> Viewership has been declining in recent years, as has attendance: the total attendance for Super Bowl LIV--held in the warm weather climate of South Florida--was the second-lowest on record at the time (behind only the first Super Bowl, which at that time was called the "NFL-AFL Championship Game" and was nowhere near as popular as in modern times).<ref>It was, however, a sellout; Hard Rock Stadium was recently renovated and reconfigured to '''''lower''''' seating capacity.</ref><ref>Super Bowl LV would later set the record as the least-attended; however, this was due to COVID-19 restrictions on fan attendance.</ref>

==History==

==History==