USA purchased a sixty-second advertising spot to air during the Super Bowl on February 1, 2009. The ad featured characters from such hit USA series as Monk, Burn Notice and Law & Order: Criminal Intent, in promotion of USA's famous slogan: "Characters Welcome."TV Week: USA's Super Bowl Spot Builds on Characters
Quotes
"NBC has a corporate mantra about cross-promotion. It's very much a part of their DNA. But there's not a lot of evidence that it adds much."—Tim Brooks, TV HistorianTV Week: USA's Super Bowl Spot Builds on Characters
"One of the great things about being at NBC Universal is the fact that we do a really great job cross-promoting our properties, especially between NBC and USA, because the audiences are so similar."—Chris McCumber, executive VP of MarketingTV Week: USA's Super Bowl Spot Builds on Characters
USA Super Bowl Ad Video
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