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There is good reason why a thirty-second commercial during the [[Super Bowl]] costs millions of dollars:<ref>more specifically, an average of $3.5 million for a 30-second spot in 2012</ref> Except for 1983 (when it lost to the ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|M*A*S*H]]'' finale), the [[Super Bowl]] has always, without question, been the most watched program of the entire calendar year in America. If you're blowing half your annual advertising budget on just getting the spot, the commercial better be pretty damned good. And many are. This is so well known that many people watch the Super Bowl just for the commercials, creating the advertiser's dream: a three hour block of time where over ninety million people tune in to watch advertisements.
Many ad campaigns are debuted at the Super Bowl. The commercials are generally given a much bigger budget, and quite a few include [[Large Ham|celebrity cameos]]. Most will utilize a funny twist ending intended, as many commercials do, to help you remember the product or service being sold (although sometimes [[What Were They Selling Again?|this doesn't always work out]]). Many also go sexy (which can cause [[Distracted by the Sexy]] to occur on occasion), each year being more titillating than the last... or so they did until the infamous "[[Wardrobe Malfunction]]" at Super Bowl XXXVIII. For even more meta-flavor, some commercials will recall commercials from years past.
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