• Featured here are all of the commercials that were aired on the Super Bowl XLII in 2008.

• Fast Facts

  1. Cost of 30 second ad: $2.7 millionThe Dallas Morning News: Super Bowl's a great game with mostly boring commercials (February 4, 2008)
  2. Date: February 3, 2008
  3. Site: University of Phoenix Stadium
  4. Location: Glendale, Arizona
  5. Television station: FOX
  6. TV broadcasters: Joe Buck and Troy Aikman
  7. National anthem singer: Jordin Sparks
  8. Halftime Entertainment: Tom Petty
  9. Pre-game Entertainment Included: Paula Abdul

• Reviews

  " Maybe this was the year when natural order was finally restored and the Super Bowl was a great game broken up by a bunch of mostly boring commercials. Or maybe this was just the year when the hype bubble finally burst and we realized that Web sites and media buzz notwithstanding, Super Bowl commercials really are just another bunch of mostly boring commercials."The Dallas Morning News: Super Bowl's a great game with mostly boring commercials (February 4, 2008)

  "Anheuser-Busch, which purchased the most advertising time this year, scored with the Clydesdale ad. But the brewer did not dominate the post-game advertising polls the way it normally does and several advertising experts said the brewer's commercials were formulaic and predictable."CNN: Mixed Reviews for Super Bowl Ads (February 4, 2008)

• The Game

  The New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots 17 to 14, thwarting the Patriots' goal of having a perfect 19-0 season.

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  Super Bowl Commercials 2007 | Super Bowl Commercials 2006 | Best Super Bowl Commercials | Super Bowl Commercials Live Coverage | Super Bowl Live Coverage | Best Super Bowl Commercials | Super Bowl Starting Time

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