>The biggest day of the television season is here. The highest-rated show of the year airs at 6:30 pm ET and more people will be watching television tonight in general than any night of the year. In between all those $3.5 million 30-second commercials and NBC on-air promos, an actual game will be played. Our forecast — both Mitch’s are going for the New York Giants.
Mitch Metcalf: New York Giants 27 New England Patriots 24
Mitch Salem: New York Giants 37 New England Patriots 30
Be sure to read our ratings predictions for the night after the Super Bowl, the all-important Monday with The Voice and the debut of Smash — will it be a Super Bowl-fueled new beginning for NBC or a crash back to reality?
And check back later today, for ShowBuzzDaily’s take on all those commercials and promos.
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Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."
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