SUPER BOWL RATINGS ARE 'BULLETPROOF,' SAYS FOX'S SHANKS

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A GOOD MATCHUP and compelling halftime performers may goose Super Bowl ratings a bit, but the game is virtually assured of massive numbers regardless of who takes the field, said Eric Shanks, Fox Sports president/COO. Shanks spoke along with studio analysts Howie Long and Terry Bradshaw at the TCA press tour in Pasadena Jan. 11. Shanks mentioned how Fox's last Super Bowl, in 2014, saw the Seahawks blow out the Broncos. "I dreaded waking up the next morning to see what the viewership figures were," he said. "But the Super Bowl is the Super Bowl. We set a record [at 112 million]."