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It shouldn't be surprising that, during the Super Bowl, the biggest single U.S. sporting event, automotive and beer companies spend the most on advertising. What might surprise you - before you give a thought to your Super Bowl diet - is the fifth biggest advertiser: tortilla chips. Ratings agency Nielsen broke down the advertising numbers over the past five Super Bowls and found that automakers cumulatively spent $172.2 million, versus beer companies investment of $126.9 million over the same period.
The increased cost of Big Game ads, even against a backdrop of decreasing first-quarter primetime advertising, hasn't slowed anything down. The cost of Super Bowl ads rose nearly 40 percent from 2007 to 20011 (to $3,100,000 on average) while primetime television advertising in the first three months of the year dropped nearly 10 percent to $96,807.
But as Chevrolet will tell you, you just can't beat a huge global audience: it's "Wild Ride" ad last year had 119,628,000 viewers, making it the most watched ad of all time, according to Nielsen. Follow the jump for more details on Nielsen's breakdown.
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