The Super Bowl matchup that saw the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Kansas City Chiefs was the most-watched game ever. Naturally, Philadelphia and Kansas City led the way in this historic milestone when it came to local markets with the most viewership. Newly released numbers from Fox Sports show that Philadelphia had 52.5% of its viewing...
This year, 30-second commercials in the Super Bowl went for more than $8 million; however, for some brands, that simply wasn't enough time. Dunkin', Pfizer, T-Mobile, Uber Eats, and TurboTax were some of the brands that opted for 60-second and 90-second ads this year. Jeep even bought two minutes of ad time in the fourth...
Omaha Steaks didn't pay $8 million for a Super Bowl 59 ad, but the legacy brand got a surprise shout out in the popular Uber Eats commercial, courtesy of a conspiracy-minded reference in the script and some cheeky physicality from star Matthew McConaughey. Execs at the food company, tipped off by their media monitoring tools,...
The Super Bowl continues to be a colossal event for brands and marketers, but will this year's Big Game have a lasting impact on the ad industry? Recently, Fox reported that Super Bowl 59 was the most-watched game ever, with 127.7 million viewers, despite the Philadelphia Eagles blowing out the Kansas City Chiefs. The Apple...
Fox just keeps on winning the Super Bowl. Today, Fox announced that Super Bowl 59 on Fox and Tubi generated over $800 Million in gross revenue from advertising sales across all platforms, with record pricing for the sold-out game. ADWEEK previously reported that the company was approaching $700 million in national sales alone. This year,...
Yeezy.com, Ye's ecommerce website powered by Shopify, has been taken offline after the disgraced rapper reportedly swapped out his entire inventory for one item on Feb. 10: a white T-shirt emblazoned with a swastika, the symbol popularized by Nazis and still used by antisemitic and far-right extremist groups. The move comes after Ye ran a...
The Super Bowl is the one occasion each year when people eagerly anticipate the commercials, curious about the featured personalities and which brands showcase the greatest creativity. This year, most brands relied on well-known celebrities familiar to many households, such as Martha Stewart for Uber Eats, Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan for Hellmann's, and even...
The list of famous white men who appeared in ads during Super Bowl 59 is long. It includes Glen Powell, Adam Devine, Harrison Ford, Chris Pratt, Chris Hemsworth, Post Malone, Shane Gillis, Matt Damon, David Beckham, Pete Davidson, Gordon Ramsay, and Barry Keoghan. Tom Brady, Payton Manning, and Matthew McConaughey all appeared in more than...
The Eagles blew out the Chiefs, and Fox blew out the ratings record. Today, Fox reports that Super Bowl 59 reached an average of 126 million viewers. Those numbers come from Fox projections, including Nielsen Fast Nationals and Tubi/NFL first-party analytics. With the rating, Super Bowl 59 becomes the most-viewed Big Game ever, beating Paramount's...
With all due respect to the Philadelphia Eagles, there was another big winner at Sunday's Super Bowl. The Nike logo was shown onscreen more than any other brand during Sunday's Big Game between the Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs, measurement and technology company Samba TV tells ADWEEK. Nike's logo appeared 819 times across 521...
Last night, some 37 million US households tuned in to watch the Philadelphia Eagles obliterate the Kansas City Chiefs, Samba TV data indicates. It was a star-studded event with appearances by everyone from President Trump to Samuel L. Jackson. And brands were out in full force, shelling out upwards of $8 million for a 30-second...
The Super Bowl is the ultimate clash of sport, advertising, and music. According to research by music and entertainment data firm Luminate, music listeners and sports fans are two of the biggest overlapping consumer groups. "Music listeners in the U.S. who identify as sports fans listen to music 14% more than the average U.S. music...
In 2023, a self-styled influencer in the U.K. sent an email asking for a free car in exchange for touting the brand to her 33,000 Instagram fans. She didn't get the car. What she did get was a social media storm of fury over her having the gall to ask for such a big gift....
Whether it's wildfires, incorrect statements about cheese consumption, or an Academy Award-winning director's efforts that just happen to coincide with a North American trade dispute, there are myriad reasons for changing a Super Bowl ad. It's executing that switch that can be tricky. Ahead of Super Bowl 59, The Verge noted that Google had to...
Super Bowl 59 was packed with significant numbers: 30-second spots selling for as much as $8 million, a 40-22 route by the Philadelphia Eagles, and a 13-minute dis-filled halftime show from Kendrick Lamar, to name just a few. And for ad industry mavens, here's another standout figure: Wieden+Kennedy's New York and Portland offices combined produced...
For anyone wanting the final say on which Super Bowl 59 advertiser performed the best, look no further than ADWEEK's Ultimate Super Bowl Ad Ranker. Here's how it works: Hootsuite tracked the volume of mentions a Super Bowl advertiser received across the internet. EDO measured how effective a Super Bowl commercial was at generating online...
Amidst the cheers of the Eagles' victory and Kendrick Lamar's electrifying Grammy-winning diss track during halftime, a quieter but significant shift took place during Super Bowl 59. AI ads, once met with a deluge of skepticism, are now more accepted by consumers--reflecting a shift in how people perceive AI in their lives. Ads featuring or...
Every year, the Big Game draws in Big Names, and Super Bowl 59 was no exception. From the famous faces fronting the ads (including some double billers) to celebrity spectators and, of course, the pre-game and halftime performers, it was a star-studded night at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, LA. ADWEEK has rounded up...
The ads from Super Bowl 59 are an eclectic bunch: lots of laughs, some absurdity, a few doses of body horror, aliens, cute animals, cute kids, bros, women's empowerment, and a couple that made us reach for tissues. Some triggered debate and many built buzz far beyond the game. As the sun sets on advertising's...
Novartis wanted viewer attention on Super Bowl night, and that's exactly what it got it. During Sunday's game, the first-time Big Game advertiser aired a 60-second Super Bowl commercial, "Your Attention, Please," that focused on breast health by featuring--what else--breasts. The ad showcased cheerleaders, partygoers, a breastfeeding mother, Hailee Steinfeld, Wanda Sykes, and women in...
