Following the Superbowl
What follows the Super Bowl? How does TV help you off the football adrenaline rush of the biggest game of the year?
Lassie? Who would have thought? Weren’t little kids like me asleep by then? Did the guys watching the bowl stay tuned for Timmy and Lassie? Interesting.
In 1969, it was the GE College Bowl. In the 70′s it was sometimes 60 Minutes. Then it heads downhill. I am embarrassed by this last decade of strong shows that followed the Super Bowl. Come on guys… The office, Survivor (did I ever mention I applied to Survivor once?) Our taste in television has digressed for sure!
At any rate, take a walk down Memory Lane below and see what you remember. Thanks Wikipedia for the info.
| Date |
Super Bowl |
Network |
Program |
Episode |
Actual start time
(p.m. ET) |
U.S. viewers
(millions) |
| January 15, 1967 |
Super Bowl I |
CBS
NBC |
Lassie[citation needed]
Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color[citation needed] |
“Lassie’s Litter Bit” (Lassie) |
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| January 14, 1968 |
Super Bowl II |
CBS |
Local programming, then
Lassie[citation needed] |
“The Foundling” |
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| January 12, 1969 |
Super Bowl III |
NBC |
The G.E. College Bowl[citation needed] |
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| January 11, 1970 |
Super Bowl IV |
CBS |
Lassie[citation needed] |
“The Road Back” |
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| January 17, 1971 |
Super Bowl V |
NBC |
Bing Crosby Pro-Am Golf Tournament[citation needed] |
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| January 16, 1972 |
Super Bowl VI |
CBS |
60 Minutes[citation needed] |
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| January 14, 1973 |
Super Bowl VII |
NBC |
Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom[citation needed] |
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| January 13, 1974 |
Super Bowl VIII |
CBS |
Local programming, then
The New Perry Mason[citation needed] |
“The Case of the Tortured Titan” |
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| January 12, 1975 |
Super Bowl IX |
NBC |
NBC Nightly News[citation needed] |
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| January 18, 1976 |
Super Bowl X |
CBS |
Phoenix Open Golf Tournament[citation needed] |
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| January 9, 1977 |
Super Bowl XI |
NBC |
The Wonderful World of Disney[citation needed] |
Raid on Entebbe |
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| January 15, 1978 |
Super Bowl XII |
CBS |
All in the Family[citation needed] |
“Archie and the Super Bowl” |
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| January 21, 1979 |
Super Bowl XIII |
NBC |
Brothers and Sisters[citation needed] |
“Pilot” |
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| January 20, 1980 |
Super Bowl XIV |
CBS |
60 Minutes[citation needed] |
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| January 25, 1981 |
Super Bowl XV |
NBC |
CHiPs[citation needed] |
“11-99: Officer Needs Help” (originally aired January 18, 1981) |
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| January 24, 1982 |
Super Bowl XVI |
CBS |
Archie Bunker’s Place[citation needed] |
“The Night Visitor” (originally aired January 17, 1982) |
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| January 30, 1983 |
Super Bowl XVII |
NBC |
The A-Team[1] |
“Mexican Slayride” (two-hour pilot) |
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| January 22, 1984 |
Super Bowl XVIII |
CBS |
Airwolf[1] |
“Shadow of the Hawke” (two-hour pilot) |
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| January 20, 1985 |
Super Bowl XIX |
ABC |
MacGruder and Loud[1] |
Unknown |
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| January 26, 1986 |
Super Bowl XX |
NBC |
The Last Precinct[1] |
“Pilot” |
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| January 25, 1987 |
Super Bowl XXI |
CBS |
Hard Copy[1] |
“Pilot” |
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| January 31, 1988 |
Super Bowl XXII |
ABC |
The Wonder Years[1] |
“Pilot” |
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| January 22, 1989 |
Super Bowl XXIII |
NBC |
Brotherhood of the Rose |
Television movie (part 1; two hours) |
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| January 28, 1990 |
Super Bowl XXIV |
CBS |
Grand Slam[1] |
“He Works Hard for the Money” (Pilot) |
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| January 27, 1991 |
Super Bowl XXV |
ABC |
Davis Rules[1] |
“A Man for All Reasons” (Pilot) |
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| January 26, 1992 |
Super Bowl XXVI |
CBS |
60 Minutes
48 Hours |
60 Minutes was an abbreviated 13-minute edition and was apparently a last-minute addition to the schedule, consisting of an interview of Bill and Hillary Clinton addressing the Gennifer Flowers affair.[2][3]
The length (i.e., 47 or 60 minutes) of the edition of 48 Hours which followed is not clear. |
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34
24[3] |
| January 31, 1993 |
Super Bowl XXVII |
NBC |
Homicide: Life on the Street |
“Gone for Goode” (Pilot) |
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| January 30, 1994 |
Super Bowl XXVIII |
NBC |
The Good Life |
“Paul Dates a Buddhist” (first episode aired)[4] |
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| January 29, 1995 |
Super Bowl XXIX |
ABC |
Extreme |
“Pilot” |
|
20 |
| January 28, 1996 |
Super Bowl XXX |
NBC |
Friends |
“The One After the Superbowl” (Parts 1 and 2) |
10:13 |
52 |
| January 26, 1997 |
Super Bowl XXXI |
Fox |
The X-Files |
“Leonard Betts“ |
|
29 |
| January 25, 1998 |
Super Bowl XXXII |
NBC |
3rd Rock from the Sun |
“36! 24! 36! Dick” (Parts 1 and 2) |
|
33 |
| January 31, 1999 |
Super Bowl XXXIII |
Fox |
The Simpsons
Family Guy |
“Sunday, Cruddy Sunday“
“Death Has a Shadow” (Pilot) |
|
22 |
| January 30, 2000 |
Super Bowl XXXIV |
ABC |
The Practice |
“New Evidence“ |
|
23 |
| January 28, 2001 |
Super Bowl XXXV |
CBS |
Survivor: The Australian Outback |
“Stranded” (season premiere)[5] |
10:16 |
45 |
| February 3, 2002 |
Super Bowl XXXVI |
Fox |
Malcolm in the Middle |
“Company Picnic” (Parts 1 and 2) |
Approx. 10:50 |
21 |
| January 26, 2003 |
Super Bowl XXXVII |
ABC |
Alias |
“Phase One“ |
11:00 |
17.4[6] |
| February 1, 2004 |
Super Bowl XXXVIII |
CBS |
Survivor: All-Stars |
“They’re Back!” (season premiere)[5] |
|
33 |
| February 6, 2005 |
Super Bowl XXXIX |
Fox |
The Simpsons
American Dad! |
“Homer and Ned’s Hail Mary Pass“
“Pilot“ |
10:45
11:15 |
23 |
| February 5, 2006 |
Super Bowl XL |
ABC |
Grey’s Anatomy |
“It’s the End of the World“ |
Approx. 10:20 |
38 |
| February 4, 2007 |
Super Bowl XLI |
CBS |
Criminal Minds |
“The Big Game“ |
Approx. 10:30 |
26 |
| February 3, 2008 |
Super Bowl XLII |
Fox |
House[7] |
“Frozen“ |
Approx. 10:40 |
29[8] |
| February 1, 2009 |
Super Bowl XLIII |
NBC |
The Office[9] |
“Stress Relief” (one-hour episode) |
10:43 |
22[10] |
| February 7, 2010 |
Super Bowl XLIV |
CBS |
Undercover Boss[11] |
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