Maybe Fox should try Eli Manning on its next edition of
American Idol.
Mannings New York Giants swept their way into the Super Bowl on
Sunday in a game that was a ratings smash, good news for Fox that
likely took the sting out of a lackluster return by Idol.
The Giants victory over the San Francisco 49ers attracted an
average of 57.6 million viewers, the second most-watched NFC title
game since 1982 and third most ever, the Nielsen Co. said. During
the games peak from 10 to 10:30 pm ET, 69 million people were
watching. Only 2010s Minnesota-New Orleans game and the 1982
Dallas-San Francisco game had larger NFC championship
audiences.
On...