This just in: Someone watched the Pro Bowl
You think we actually watched it? Or cared to read about it the next day?
The NFC scored a come-from-behind win against the ... AFC? Arena League All-Stars? Snoop Dogg's family?
Apparently 10 million viewers witnessed it, says Fox, based on Nielsen measurements. The 6.3 rating/12 share make it the highest-rated and most viewed Super Bowl Pro Bowl since 2000.
That's the real news here.
The game did a 43 percent rating increase over a year ago, when CBS attracted 6.9 million to its coverage of the annual exhibition in Hawaii that is important for virtually no one, especially the competitors.
For some reason, ABC had 13.2 million viewers for its coverage of the game back in 2000 (an 8.6 rating).
And as long as you're comparing shoulder pads to golf balls, last Sunday's Pro Bowl outrated the recent NBA Finals (6.2), NCAA Tournament (6.1) and final round of the PGA Championship (6.2).
That's just wrong.