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TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, February 7, 2011
Greetings Infomaniacs,
Did everyone enjoy the Super Bowl yesterday? I enjoyed
eating some tasty Super Bowl snacks, visiting with family,
and laughing at some of the commercials. I was most excited
to see the new episode of Glee that aired last night after
the game.
Unfortunately, by the time I got home from the party, it was
too late to stay up and watch it, so it is waiting for me at
home on my DVR. Now, I just have to get through a full day
of work and then class in the evening before I can relax and
enjoy it.
In the meantime, I found some cool facts about what other
shows have been aired post-Super Bowl over the years. I hope
you find these facts interesting!
Enjoy!
Melissa
Email Melissa: mailto:melissa@gophercentral.com
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "If it's the ultimate game, how come they're playing
it again next year?"
HINT: (1947-), former American football running back in the
National Football League who played four seasons for the
Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins from 1970 to 1974.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
From 1967 to 1984, only CBS and NBC ever aired the Super
Bowl, trading off each year. ABC entered the rotation in
1985, and FOX followed suit in 1997.
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Until 1995, what aired in the lead-out spot varied wildly.
Networks tried everything from cheesy TV movies (NBC?s
Brotherhood of the Rose, in 1989) to dud pilots (ABC?s
Davis Rules, in 1991) to long-running golf tournaments
(Bing Crosby Pro-Am, a.k.a. AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-
Am, in 1971) to news magazines (60 Minutes, which CBS aired
multiple times after the game) to old favorites like Lassie
(in 1967) and All in the Family in (1978).
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On occasion, the lead-out slot has launched huge hits?
including The Wonder Years (which premiered in 1988) and
Homicide: Life on the Street (which premiered in 1993).
The New Perry Mason is the only show to ever air its series
finale after the Super Bowl (in 1974). Though it only ran
for one season, anyway.
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VIDEO CLIP
End Zone - Fun Zone
Football fans get ready for this collection of sports
moments that happen in the end zone.
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=1262
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It wasn't until the mid-'90s that networks began airing
prestige programming and awarding the timeslot to one of
their signature shows. NBC was the first network to do so,
when it aired Friends? ?The One After the Super Bowl? in
1995?and 53 million people watched. That number still hasn?t
been topped.
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2001's second-season premiere of Survivor is in second
place, ratings-wise, at 45 million viewers. Last year's
pilot of Undercover Boss?the only not-yet-established show
to air since 1995?is in third, with nearly 39 million
viewers.
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FOX has twice used the spot to build up what is now its
two-hour "Animation Domination" block, by leading out with
The Simpsons and then debuting a new animated show?in 1999,
with Family Guy, and in 2005, with American Dad!.
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QUOTE: (1947-), former American football running back in the
National Football League who played four seasons for the
Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins from 1970 to 1974.
ANSWER: Duane Thomas.
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