TiVos Annual Super Bowl Commercial Report: Taco Bell Ad Was Lights Out, User Generated Ads Win Big with Viewers

TiVos Annual Super Bowl Commercial Report: Taco Bell Ad Was Lights Out, User Generated Ads Win Big With Viewers 11th Annual TiVo Report Also Finds Final Moments of Close Game Most Re-Watched Plays and Destinys Child Reunion Halftimes Highlight

Doritos Ranks in the Top 5 for 7th Year in a Row

SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - Feb 4, 2013) - TiVo Research and Analytics, Inc. (TRA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), the creator of and leader in advanced television services including digital video recorders (DVRs), today released this years top ten most engaging Super Bowl commercials and moments with Taco Bells Live Mas commercial taking the top spot.

User-generated ads continue to be a growing trend as fans had a hand in three of the top ten spots this year, including two humorous crowd-sourced Doritos commercials and Audi of Americas Prom, in which fans chose the ending via online voting prior to the game. In keeping with recent years, many major brands again previewed their Super Bowl advertisements on the Web before the big game, including #10-ranked Volkswagens Get In. Get Happy which garnered more than 8,373,067 views on YouTube before the live airings. In fact, nine of this years top ten commercials were previewed on the Web before the big game.

The following top ten commercials from Super Bowl XLVII according to TiVo all aired in the first half:

1. Taco Bell Viva Young

2. Doritos Goat For Sale

3. Hyundai Santa Fe Pick Your Team

4. Doritos Fashionista Daddy

5. GoDaddy.com Perfect Date

6. M&Ms Anything for Love

7. Sketchers Man Vs. Cheetah

8. Pepsi Next Pepsi Next Drink it to Believe It

9. Audi Prom

10. Volkswagen Get In. Get Happy

TiVos TRA is the only second-by-second audience research service which ranks these top ten commercials based on actual commercial retention and viewership relative to the program viewership numbers.

Were seeing more Super Bowl commercials created by users and voted on before the game, as well as brands previewing their spots on the web well before Super Bowl Sunday, said Tara Maitra, Senior Vice President, General Manager Content & Media Sales at TiVo. This shift reduces the element of surprise in making a commercial successful and TRAs unique ability to help networks and marketers determine whats really resonating with viewers can help improve the effectiveness of ad campaigns and ultimately the ROI of an ad buy.

Beyoncs energetic 12 minute long halftime show featured a spike in viewership when the pop icon was joined on stage by her Destiny Childs bandmates Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland.

With the game on the line, the top plays from the game all occurred in the final minutes. In fact, the most watched play in the game was the final whistle, followed by the safety by the Ravens Sam Koch. Prior to the games final minutes, the top moment in the game was Jacoby Jones 108 yard kick-off return.

TiVo has been tracking and releasing its unique Super Bowl data for over a decade. In analyzing the past most engaging advertisements with viewers have most often been comedy-based. The top past commercials include:

2003: Reebok - Office Linebacker Terry Tate

2004: Anheuser-Busch (Bud Light) - Sleigh Ride

2005: Emerald Nuts - Unicorn

2006: Ameriquest - Friendly Skies

2007: Anheuser-Busch (Bud Light) - Language Course with Carlos Mencia

2008: E*Trade - Baby

2009: GoDaddy.com - Enhanced?

2010: Doritos - House Rules

2011: Snickers - Logging

2012: Doritos - Sling Baby

TRAs Super Bowl analysis was prepared using aggregated, anonymous, second-by-second audience measurement data from a sample of 30,000 anonymous households with the Emmy-award winning TiVo service. TRA gauges the interest in programming content by measuring the percentage of the TiVo audience watching in play speed. The most engaging ads are determined by looking for spots with the biggest bump in viewership relative to the surrounding 15 minutes of programming, offering a true reflection of change in viewership.

For more information from TiVo on Super Bowl and other audience viewership, please visit stopwatch.tivo.com.

About TiVo Research and Analytics, Inc. (TRA)

TiVo Research and Analytics, Inc. (TRA), a subsidiary of TiVo Inc., is a leading media marketing and analytics software company whose products help advertisers, agencies and television networks improve advertising targeting, accountability and return on media investment within the Automotive, Consumer Packaged Goods, and Pharmaceutical industries, as well as a growing number of client CRM engagements. TRAs web-based Media TRAnalytics platform matches the TV advertising households actually receive with the products the same households actually buy, enabling TRA clients to find The Right Audience while providing an unmatched level of transparency, measurement, media planning/selling and improved ROI. TRA clients include Procter and Gamble, CBS, A&E Television Networks, ION Media, Oscar Mayer and Starcom MediaVest Group. More information at: www.traglobal.com.

About TiVo Inc.

Founded in 1997, TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO) developed the first commercially available digital video recorder (DVR). Today TiVo is a global leader in advanced television service for virtually any platform or device. TiVo offers its service directly to consumers, and also distributes its technology and services through solutions tailored for cable, satellite and broadcasting companies. Since its founding, TiVo has evolved into the ultimate single-solution media center by combining its patented DVR technologies and universal cable box capabilities with the ability to aggregate, search and deliver millions of pieces of broadband, cable and broadcast content directly to the television. TiVo also continues to weave itself into the fabric of the media industry by providing interactive advertising

LINK:	http://pr.tivo.com/press-releases/tivo-s-annual-super-bowl-commercial-...
	See more stories from tivo

Most recent headlines