We are about as close to a 51st state of the US as it is possible to get, and until quite recently nobody really followed it here. I think there was a sunday morning C4 roundup programme, but i don't think we had live coverage of the Superbowl or any other game until recently (I remember trying to listen to it on Radio 5 in the 1990s). Even now, with 3 home games a season and live TV coverage, it is only a very small minority that watch it. And that's in the UK. I imagine Africa, Asia, and South America couldn't give a shit.
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Loya Jirga wrote on Tue, 03 February 2015 11:01
I love american football, it is a terrific sport and can produce some amazing drama (like last night). But it is a minority sport really, probably not even as popular as cricket or rugby.
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Otis wrote on Tue, 03 February 2015 10:54
It used to be quite popular in the 90s. I definitely remember watching live superbowls then. I'd say it was more popular now, but that comes with increased TV channels.
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Loya Jirga wrote on Tue, 03 February 2015 10:45
I remember they used to have a shop up Talbot Green that used to sell all sorts of American Football gear.
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TruBlue wrote on Mon, 02 February 2015 14:29
In 2013 258,000 watched on Sky Sports 1. The same night Valencia v Barcelona got 373,000. The Sunday 4pm game got 2m.
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Optimistic Nick wrote on Mon, 02 February 2015 13:45
In 2014 the Super Bowl didn't register in the top 10 of the Sky Sports 1 charts.
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Cathaze Blue wrote on Sun, 01 February 2015 21:40
That counts bars and pubs showing it as one viewer though doesn't it? I was watching it in a bar with about 150 in it, I'd imagine there were a few other cities and bars up and down the country doing the same thing.
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