Record-Setting Level of Ad Time
Super Bowl XLII featured a record-setting amount of network commercial
time. Between the opening kickoff and the final gun, Fox aired 45:10
mm:ss of advertising messages. This includes paying sponsors, messages
from the NFL and promotional plugs from Fox for its own programming.
The previous high of 44:15 mm:ss occurred in the 2006 game. The past
three games now occupy the top three spots in terms of Super Bowl
ad clutter.
Network Ad Time (mm:ss)
In The Super Bowl Game
Year
Total Ad Time
Brand Ads
Network Promos
2008
45:10:00
36:35:00
8:35
2007
43:05:00
33:30:00
9:35
2006
44:15:00
36:55:00
7:20
2005
40:15:00
35:20:00
4:55
2004
41:55:00
34:00:00
7:55
Source: TNS Media Intelligence
Category Wars: Battles of The Brands
Once again, Anheuser-Busch was the exclusive beer advertiser in the
Super Bowl. While that’s not surprising, it sharply contrasts
with the message clutter from movie studios and non-alcoholic beverage
brands.
Eight different motion pictures were advertised in the game, the
largest number of competing messages from any single category. This
is consistent with recent years.
The noteworthy development was the surge in advertising from non-alcoholic
beverages. Six different brands aired spots in the game, an all-time
high for this segment. Besides the familiar presence of Pepsi and
Coke sodas, there were competing messages for energy drinks (Gatorade;
Amp) and flavored waters (SoBe Life; Glaceau Vitamin Water).
# Of Unique Brands With In-Game Spots
Category
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
Motion Pictures
8
4
9
10
9
Non-Alcoholic Beverages
6
4
2
1
3
Source: TNS Media Intelligence
Number of First-Time Advertisers
Slips
The lineup of marketers in the Super Bowl game included just five
first-time advertisers. That’s the lowest rate since 2004. Two
of these companies (Hershey; Schering-Plough) had previously appeared
in the pre-game show and the other three (Bridgestone; Cars.com; Under
Armour) were completely new to the extravaganza.
# Of First-Time Super Bowl Advertisers
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
5
7
8
9
5
Source: TNS Media Intelligence
FOX-TV Network Commercial Listing
TNS Media Intelligence
Super Bowl XLII
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Footnotes: Audience ratings data provided by TNS Media Research and are
based on second-by-second tuning data collected from over 300,000
homes in Charter Communications Los Angeles digital cable system.
"% HH Rating" = the percentage of homes tuned during the average
second of the commercial
"CVI" = Commercial Viewing Index. A measure of audience retention
during the ads. It's the ratio of commercial viewers to program
viewers. For example, an index of 95 means the commercial audience
was 5% smaller than the audience to the preceding program segment.
"Tuneaway" = the percentage of commercial seconds that were
avoided due to channel switching. It's a measure of holding
power.
For example, a value of 1.67 means that the average viewer
was exposed to all but 1.67% of the ad (i.e, they missed about
1 second out of 60).
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