Washington, D.C. (February 9, 2010) -- Last Sunday's Super Bowl broadcast was the most watched TV program in U.S. history with 106.5 million viewers, eclipsing the previous audience-topper, the last episode of MASH.

It was hard to avoid Vizio at the Super Bowl on Sunday. The Irvine HDTV company was a major sponsor but its big Super Bowl spot starring Beyoncé failed to resonate with many critics, although it definitely wasn’t the worst of the bunch.

According to a new "Pulse Report" from consumer product watch group, Retrevo, price beats programming as an HDTV purchase motivator every time.

We weren't sure exactly what Beyonce, David Goes to the Dentist and Chocolate Rain all had in common, but VIZIO squeezed them all into its Super Bowl ad. Still striving to remake its reputation from being merely a cheap HDTV manufacturer to a premium one offering lots of features, the ad (embedded after the break) shows how it's bringing "the best of the internet" with VIZIO Internet Apps . We ...

Comcast Corp.'s local office will remain open until 5 p.m. today to meet increased customer demand for high-definition cable boxes before Sunday's Super Bowl, a spokeswoman said Friday. The location, which opens at 9 a.m., typically closes at 1 p.m. Saturdays.