Game Day: Sunday February 5, 2012               Network: NBC-TV
                                 
 
        Using Super Bowl Ads In The Classroom

                                               Organized by Frank W. Baker; creator of The Media Literacy Clearinghouse

                     "Frank makes it easy for (educators) to use Super Bowl ads as tools for deeper thinking about media messages."
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Want to use Super Bowl commercials in your classroom?

This page was designed as a resource for educators. You will
find links to lesson plans, news articles and streaming video clips.

Copyright: educators can legally record and use Super Bowl ads in instruction

The Super Bowl Basics: 2012 Game
Who is playing?  New England Patriots  vs.  New York Giants
Where will the game be played?  Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis IN
When will the game be played? Sunday February 5, 2012
What time is kickoff: 6:30pm ET (approximately)
Which network will broadcast the game?   NBC TV NETWORK

         
USA Today publishes a comprehensive preview of the ads on February 3, the
Friday prior to the game and on February 6, the Monday following the game.

GETTING STARTED RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS
Download these:
core concepts of media literacy critical thinking/viewing questions
and the common techniques of persuasion


Lesson Plan: The Super Bowl Ads & Media Literacy
  Media Literacy in Super Bowl Ads

Classroom Activity:  Super Bowl Survey (2010)



Where to view previous Super Bowl Ads:
40 years of Super Bowl Commercials
Superbowl-ads.com Archive
Superbowl Commercials
Past Superbowl Commercials
 


See the results
of the Top 10
Super Bowl Brands
From the
CBS Special

Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials

 
































 


















 

TIMELY NEWS ARTICLES TO READ/DOWNLOAD                          
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Hulu's Back in the Super Bowl With Ad Starring Will Arnett
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Super Bowl ads this year inspired by the past

Prof: Super Bowl Advertisers Should Skip TV Ads, Focus on Online
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David Beckham Super Bowl Ad: Shirtless For H&M!
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Super Bowl advertisers should skip TV ads, focus online

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Coke bears back in Super Bowl ads, social media campaign
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Fully half of Super Bowl ads won't connect
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SF State researchers examine influence of Super Bowl ads
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GoDaddy Defends Ad Strategy, Leaks Super Bowl Ad
E*Trade Advertising Plans During Super Bowl XLVI

CBS Already Notching Sales for Next Year's Super Bowl
Super Bowl ads get racier, but do they work?
Chevy Introduces Super Bowl App for Smartphones and Tablets
Super Bowl Commercials 2012: Video Of The Best Ads
Super Bowl ad blitz hits Web early again
VW leaks Super Bowl 'teaser' - 'The Bark Side'
For Super Bowl XLVI, a Bigger Batch of First-Time Advertisers
5 Funniest Super Bowl Ads That Weren't for Doritos

It's Time Again for Those Ludicrous 'Banned' Super Bowl Ads
Doritos Super Bowl ad chosen by a Facebook vote
H&M Plans First Super Bowl Ad, for David Beckham Bodywear
Lexus to debut first ever Superbowl ad
Super Bowl Ad Tracker: M&M's Ms. Brown, H&M's Beckham, Kia's..

M&M'S® to Reveal Sixth Character in Super Bowl Ad

Carmakers hope to score big with Super Bowl ads

Memorable car-related Super Bowl ads
Kia readies male fantasy Super Bowl ad with supermodel
Super Bowl ad preview, vote online for Doritos contest winner

Super Bowl ads roundup: four studio already on board
Super Bowl Commercial Breaks Shaping Up
We've Only Scratched the Surface with Super Bowl Digital Ads
Look for 'Act of Valor' ads in Super Bowl

Pets Prove Popular Again in 2012 Super Bowl Spots
The Super Bowl 2012 Game Plan for Advertisers
Movie s
tudios snatch up Super Bowl ad spots
Honda Returns to Super Bowl, Focused on Young Aspirations
Shazam to Power Up To A Third of Super Bowl Ads
Super Bowl to air graphic abortion ad during game

Chevy, Pepsi, and Doritos Turn Fan-Made Super Bowl Ads Into Brand Buzz
More Marketers Going Long With Super Bowl Spots

Super Bowl Ad Revenue Hits a New Milestone
Despite $4 million price tag, marketers clamor for Super Bowl ads
Doritos Brand Reveals Five Consumer-Created Commercials
Super Bowl commercials: Early intel on what to expect
Higher Prices Don't Keep Marketers Away From Ad Time for Super Bowl
The Advertising Industry's Super Bowl Stumble
Cost of average Super Bowl commercial? $3.5M
What to expect from this year's Super Bowl ads
NBC Says It Has Sold All Its Super Bowl TV Inventory

Higher Prices Don't Keep Marketers Away From Ad Time for Super Bowl
Super Bowl ad time sells out
Bridgestone Kicks Off Super Bowl Campaign at Today's NHL Game
Adweek's Take: 5 Best and 5 Worst Super Bowl Ads
Sugar Bowl, BP to promote Gulf seafood, tourism
Never Miss the Game (or the Ads): Super Bowl to be Streamed Online

Chevy Teases “Route 66″ Super Bowl Commercial
Danica Patrick dances in next Super Bowl ad
Signs Of Improvement: Volkswagen Signs Up For Super Bowl XLVI
GoDaddy Channels Axe Fallen Angels For Super Bowl Ad
Auto Brands Firm Up Super Bowl XLVI Ad Plans

'Rolling Stone' Makes Super Bowl Debut
Volkswagen Will Run Beetle Spot During Super Bowl
Century 21 Super Bowl Spot Will Spotlight Agents
Super ads for Super Bowl

Chips, Nuts ... And Yogurt? Dannon Wants To Churn Super Bowl Interest Into Yogurt Sales
It's A Wrap: Indy Looking To Build Super Bowl Ad Revenue
GoDaddy Taking a Less Bumpy Road to Super Bowl Ads
Super Bowl 2012 - big ad debut for Budweiser expected in commercial
Web audience for 2012 Super Bowl ads predicted to top 500 million

Go Daddy Unveils 2012 Super Bowl Commercial Plans
Go Daddy lines up early for Super Bowl ads

Anti-Alcohol Group Taking On Anheuser-Busch At Super Bowl XLVI
Hyundai gleeful over plans for Super Bowl ad blitz
Audi Prepping New Ad For Super Bowl XLVI
Largest-Ever Ad Panel for Super Bowl XLVI
The Super Bowl Ratchets Up Its Social Media Cred
USA Today Teams With Facebook For Superbowl Ad Meter
Doritos raises stakes in Super Bowl ad contest

Kentucky is Super Bowl 2012 bound! Well, at least in a 30-second ad
Super Bowl Ad Silly Season Starts Early This Year
Super Bowl ads almost sold out: Only 5 slots remain (Sept.6)
Chevrolet Looks to Consumers for Super Bowl Ad

The Voice to Follow The Big Game
Field of Screams: Loss of Super Bowl Would Flush $11B Down the Drain
Century 21 Goes Back 'Big' to TV, Buys 2012 Super Bowl Spot
 

  
    Source: USA Today

 

  


 NOTE: Additional year's data has been added to this chart by Frank Baker
Year Price *1 Price Adjusted for Inflation *2 Network Rating *3 Avg. Number Home Avg. Number Viewers
1967 $40,000 $245,350 CBS,NBC *4 41.1 22,570,000 51,180,000
1968 54,000 319,098 CBS 36.8 20,610,000 39,120,000
1969 67,500 381,555 NBC 36.0 20,520,000 41,660,000
1970 78,200 416,379 CBS 39.4 23,050,000 44,270,000
1971 72,000 364,607 NBC 39.9 23,980,000 46,040,000
1972 86,000 421,233 CBS 44.2 27,450,000 56,640,000
1973 103,500 488,568 NBCk 42.7 27,670,000 53,320,000
1974 107,000 460,397 CBS 41.6 27,540,000 51,700,000
1975 110,000 424,436 NBC 42.4 29,040,000 56,050,000
1976 125,000 452,873 CBS 42.3 29,440,000 57,710,000
1977 162,000 555,980 NBC 44.4 31,610,000 62,050,000
1978 185,000 595,423 CBS 47.2 34,410,000 78,940,000
1979 222,000 652,105 NBC 47.1 35,090,000 74,740,000
1980 275,000 708,296 CBS 46.3 35,330,000 76,240,000
1981 324,300 748,356 NBC 44.4 34,540,000 68,290,000
1982 345,000 737,120 CBS 49.1 40,020,000 85,240,000
1983 1400,000 824,936 NBC 48.6 40,480,000 81,770,000
1984 450,000 888,987 CBS 46.4 38,880,000 77,620,000
1985 500,000 954,137 ABC 46.4 39,390,000 85,530,000
1986 550,000 1,014,070 NBC 48.3 41,490,000 92,570,000
1987 575,000 1,041,607 CBS 45.8 40,030,000 87,190,000
1988 600,000 1,045,145 ABC 41.9 37,120,000 80,140,000
1989 675,000 1,122,497 NBC 43.5 39,320,000 81,590,000
1990 700,000 1,106,186 CBS 39.0 35,920,000 73,852,000
1991 800,000 1,198,515 ABC 41.9 39,010,000 79,510,000
1992 800,000 1,166,896 CBS 40.3 37,120,000 79,590,000
1993 850,000 1,200,770 NBC 45.1 41,990,000 90,990,000
1994 900,000 1,240,150 NBC 45.5 42,860,000 90,000,000
1995 1,000,000 1,339,973 ABC 41.3 39,400,000 83,420,000
1996 1,100,000 1,435,370 NBC 46.0 44,145,000 94,080,000
1997 1,200,000 1,519,674 FOX 43.3 42,000,000 87,870,000
1998 1,300,000 1,621,886 NBC 44.5 43,630,000 90,000,000
1999 1,600,000 1,963,990 FOX 40.2 39,992,000 83,720,000
2000 2,100,000 2,503,131 ABC 43.3 43,618,000 88,465,000
2001 2,050,000 2,357,880 CBS 40.4 41,270,000 84,335,000
2002 1,900,000 2,160,721 FOX 40.4 42,664,000 86,801,000
2003 2,100,000 2,323,355 ABC 40.7 43,433,000 88,637,000
2004 2,250,000 2,445,073 CBS 41.4 44,908,000 89.795,000
2005 2,400,000 2,532,392 FOX 41.1 45,081,000 86,072,000
2006 2,500,000 2,541,562 ABC 41.6 45,867,000 90,745,000
2007 2,600,000 2,600,000 CBS 42.1 47,505,000 93,200,000
2008 2,700,000 2,700,000 FOX 44.7 48,665,000 97,500,000
2009 estimated
 3,000,000
  NBC 42.1 48,139,000 98,732,000
2010 $2.5~$2.9M   CBS 46.4   **106,500,000
2011 approx $3M   FOX 46.0   *111,000,000
2012 $3.5M   NBC      
1. Consensus reported price for :30 commercial.
2. Adjusted for inflation in 2007 dollars.
3. Percentage of TV households watching average minute of Super Bowl telecast.
4. First Super Bowl aired on both CBS and NBC; CBS charged $85,000 and NBC charged $75,000 for one minute.
Source: "Advertising Age" (prices), Nielsen Media Research (ratings)
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