Why is the Super Bowl the most watched sporting event of the year?

Why is the Super Bowl the most watched sporting event of the year?
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Many reasons. First there is advertising and marketing. Second, a pack of huge sweaty men brawling and ramming each other like boulders is more exciting than some blokes hitting a small ball with a stick. Third, only 20 percent of the NBA are white.
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