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US tunes in to Saints
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09 February 2010 9:03 AM - Henry Hodgson
The New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl XLIV victory over the Indianapolis Colts has become the most-watched programme in US TV history.
A record 106.5 million people, watched the game on Sunday, according to Nielsen media.
The figure tops the 1983 finale of medical drama M*A*S*H which drew 105.97 million viewers.
The previous Super Bowl record was last year's game between Pittsburgh and Arizona, watched by 98.7 million.
The early viewing figures also drew some congratulations from Alan Alda, the star of M*A*S*H.
"If the *M*A*S*H audience was eclipsed, it was probably due in large part to the fact that the whole country is rooting for New Orleans to triumph in every way possible," he said.
"I am, too, and I couldn't be happier for them. I love that city."
Sunday's Super Bowl was viewed by more than double the 48 million Americans who watched President Barack Obama's State of the Union address last year.
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