During the annual television broadcast of the National Football League Super Bowl championship, the commercials that are aired draw considerable attention. In 2010, Nielsen reported that 51% of viewers prefer the commercials to the game itself. This article does not list advertisements for a local region or station (e.g. promoting local news shows), pre-kickoff and post-game commercials/sponsors, or in-game advertising sponsors and television bumpers.
1960s
1967 (I)
The commercials included ads from "Ford, Chrysler, RCA, RJ Reynolds Tobacco, McDonald's, Budweiser, among others."
1968 (II)
1969 (III)
1970s
1970 (IV)
1971 (V)
1972 (VI)
1973 (VII)
1974 (VIII)
1975 (IX)
1976 (X)
1977 (XI)
1978 (XII)
1979 (XIII)
1980s
1980 (XIV)
1981 (XV)
1982 (XVI)
1983 (XVII)
1984 (XVIII)
1985 (XIX)
1986 (XX)
1987 (XXI)
1988 (XXII)
1989 (XXIII)
1990s
1990 (XXIV)
1991 (XXV)
1992 (XXVI)
1993 (XXVII)
1994 (XXVIII)
1995 (XXIX)
1996 (XXX)
1997 (XXXI)
1998 (XXXII)
1999 (XXXIII)
2000s
2000 (XXXIV)
This year was known for its many commercials for websites, with 17 websites posing commercials. Many became defunct after the "dot-com Bowl".