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TIL the Super Bowl holds every spot in the Top 20 Most Viewed TV Broadcasts in the US of All Time. Except #9, which goes to the MAS*H finale 'Goodbye, Farewell and Amen', which attracted a viewership of 105.9 million in 1983.

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