Current Events > 'The Best part of the Superbowl isn't football' ~ Most Americans claim

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According to an American survey of 2,000 Super Bowl watchers, 40% look forward to attending or hosting a party for the big game, rather than simply watching at home.
But they often spend little time in front of the TV.

The overall average viewing time watching the actual athletes was just 29 minutes out of the 3-hour official broadcast.

9% admit they are unlikely to know which teams are playing in the February 11th game. But, when asked who won last years Super Bowl, one-third were able to correctly identify the Kansas City Chief as the reigning champions.

Besides the athletic play, the survey, conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Charbroil, revealed three items more important

55% say they look forward to the half-time show, 45% are eager to see the commercials, and 40% like the drinkswhile 38% say they want to see the competition on the field.
Pro-Tip if you are attending a party: more than three-quarters (77%) agree that its rude to stand and talk in the same room that people are watching the game. Move to the kitchen!

Americans take their Super Bowl parties seriously. When hosting a viewing party, respondents typically spend about eight DAYS planning the menu, inviting guests, and preparing.

31% are likely to spend more time planning for the Super Bowl party than for a holiday celebration (24%) or a graduation party (8%).

Fully 77% believe that the food and snacks are imperative to the Super Bowl experience. The best game-time party foods are reportedly chips (55%), dips (50%), hot dogs (42%), pizza (39%), and hamburgers (37%).

And for all that goes into this feast, the average respondent will start cooking five hours before game time and ideally need three people helping them out.

What elements specifically make up the perfect Super Bowl snack? 64% said that means something relevant to the gamesuch as Philly cheesesteaks for the Eagles who played last year, barbecue in support of Kansas City this year, or sourdough bread for San Francisco, their opponents.

Super Bowl snacking is all about that unique twist, and 43% of fans are craving something out of the ordinary this year, said Penner. From classics like wings, to on-trend smash burgers, we invite everyone to make this Super Bowl spread one to remember.

Super Bowl gatherings are about celebrating the highs and lows of the big game with good friends and great food, said Tom Penner, CEO, Char-Broil.

Full Article: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/most-americans-say-the-best-part-of-the-super-bowl-is-not-the-actual-game/

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It's just an excuse to hang out with people and party.

They largely ignore what the alleged original point of the ritual is. Like Christmas.

Football sucks

I agree, but I dont care about watching football and enjoy eating, grilling wings, and hanging out.

What's the correlation between sour dough and san Francisco?
It is a study led by a tailgating company, so I'm taking some of it with a grain a salt.
People really have no business complaining about holidays being consumer days, when it's literally what most people want.

I prefer the game with close friends. We rarely do more than pizza or a sub, and then tons of snacks and weed.
Watching with family is...okay. they don't make it fun.

Just looking at the SB gathering I have every year, this checks out.

Everyone that watches it for the game itself watches it in my basement. Everyone that watches it for the commercials/halftime/just there for the food/hangout watch it on the main floor.

And its about a 60/40 main floor/basement split.

bigblu89 posted...

And its about a 60/40 main floor/basement split.

That fits the article claiming that 38% are interested in the competition on the field.

Personally I find the commercials overblown and overplayed at this point, but I can certainly see why the average person would enjoy them and reacting to them in real time with others around.

Nearly half of people are excited to watch commercials?

I know they're new/high production value commercials, but come on. That's some conditioning at work.

bigblu89 posted...

Just looking at the SB gathering I have every year, this checks out.

Everyone that watches it for the game itself watches it in my basement. Everyone that watches it for the commercials/halftime/just there for the food/hangout watch it on the main floor.

And its about a 60/40 main floor/basement split.

I would go back and forth maybe?

I really don't care about the Chiefs or 49ers, but football is always great to watch - especially when it's the best vs. the best

ai123 posted...

Nearly half of people are excited to watch commercials?

I know they're new/high production value commercials, but come on. That's some conditioning at work.

This too.

Very, VERY rarely is a commercial actually enjoyable.

The entire concept of Football is to have something on in the background while you hang out with friends and whatnot.

It's slow enough you don't need to completely focus on it while you hang out with your buds and drink, and is occasionally fast enough it's always a topic you guys can jump to.

The Super Bowl takes this, and then adds this whole additional level of spectacle to it with commercials and the half time show etc... that makes it feel like a can't-miss event, even if you don't care about Football otherwise.

American Football is just Sunday culture. Most people don't work on Sunday and need an excuse for everyone to get together and have a good time. Football is that excuse. It helps prop up the food and drink industry.

Watching the actual game is the worst part. Too much down time, too many time outs in the last 2 minutes of the game, and advertisements have got much worse in the last 5 years.

The best part is seeing Taylor in the stands

ai123 posted...

Nearly half of people are excited to watch commercials?

I know they're new/high production value commercials, but come on. That's some conditioning at work.

Plus the commercials (by and large) suck now.

Not that surprising given that the entire structure of the playoffs means that most of the country is probably not watching their own team. If we assume anything even close to an even spread among fans, then 94% of people watching the super bowl are watching it even though their team isn't playing.