CBS Survivor Spot Rated As Worst Ad Of Super Bowl
CBS Survivor Spot Rated As Worst Ad Of Super Bowl
XLIV
-- Go Daddy, Boost Mobile and Back-Up Plan also among lowest rated ads --
Flemington, NJ,
February 10, 2010 – Results of a national study
conducted among thousands of Super Bowl viewers revealed
that the CBS Survivor commercial was rated as the
worst ad of Super Bowl XLIV. To view ratings of all of this
year’s Super Bowl ads, go to: www.mediacurves.com
The study was
conducted by HCD Research using its mediacurves.com website,
during February 7-8, among thousands of Americans over the
age of 18. To view the rankings and results for all of this
year’s Super Bowl ads, go to www.mediacurves.com.
Among the Super Bowl ads, spots for Boost Mobile, the U.S. Census Bureau, Go Daddy, and the movie “The Back-Up Plan” also were among the lowest rated ads.
Five Lowest Rated Ads of Super Bowl XLIV
Ad/ Scores
(Higher scores
indicate better ad ratings)
CBS Films’ “The Back-Up Plan”/ 35.54
Boost Mobile “Mobile Shuffle”/ 33.32
US Census Bureau “Production Meeting”/ 30.69
Go Daddy “Massage”/ 28.01
CBS “Survivor”/ 25.93
Ad Testing
Methodology
During the game, the Super Bowl ads were inserted into an on-line survey and sent to thousands of study participants. Participants answered questions regarding their perceptions of the ads using various parameters, including breakthrough, emotion, memorability and “word of mouth” impact of the ads. They also utilized an on-line dial testing system to indicate their levels of interest in the form of curves as they watched the ads.
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