CHICAGO - SUPER BOWL GAINS INCHES

Super Bowl 2007 was just as super as Super Bowl 2006 but not quite so super as Super Bowl 2005, according to preliminary ratings by Nielsen Research. Sunday's game between Chicago and Indianapolis averaged a 41.4 rating and a 62 share from 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., peaking in the final half hour with a 45.0/62. Last year's Super Bowl contest between Pittsburgh and Seattle came in at a 41.8/62, while the Philadelphia vs. New England Competition in 2005 averaged a 43.4/63. The drama Criminal Minds, which CBS selected as the Super Bowl lead-out drew a 15.5/26, well below last year's Grey's Anatomy on ABC, which recorded a 22.0/35.

05/02/2007