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Super Bowl XLII sets ratings records

The Giants' upset of the Patriots forever will be seared into the memories of sports fans in New York. But they won't be the only ones.

Super Bowl XLII was a national phenomenon, easily setting viewership records for a U.S. sports event and attracting the second-largest audience for a measured sports or entertainment program.

It was watched by an average of nearly a third of Americans...

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