Puppy Bowl is an annual three-hour television show on Animal
Planet. Shown the afternoon of the Super Bowl, it attracts over 8 million viewers.
It features a number of puppies playing in a model stadium with no audience, minimal commentary
by Harry Kalas and instant replay shots and "bowl cam" (shots upwards
through the transparent bottom of a special water bowl built into the stadium floor). As of 2006,
a half-time show the "Bissell Kitty Half Time Show" is also included featuring a group of kittens taking the field on a large scratching post for 30 minutes. The first Puppy Bowl was shown on February 6, 2005.
The puppies featured in Puppy Bowl are from shelters, and the show contains information on how viewers can adopt rescued puppies and help their local shelter. The bowl seems to have an age limit of 4 months, so there have been no recurring players.
According to the show's producers, the inspiration for Puppy Bowl as counter-programming for the Super Bowl came from the popular Yule Log Christmas program.
Puppy Bowl II averaged 690,000 viewers for its broadcast on February 5, 2006 (a 23 percent increase over Puppy Bowl I). Five million people in total watched Puppy Bowl II throughout its three airings. Puppy Bowl III increased on that record by 12 percent to 7.5 million viewers. A total increase of 36 percent from its insertion back in 2005.
Puppy Bowl III aired on February 4, 2007, with the addition of the Tail-Gate Party. Puppy Bowl IV aired on Animal Planet on February 3, 2008. It was the first Puppy Bowl
broadcast in HD. Puppy Bowl V is scheduled to air on Animal Planet on February 1,
2009.
I love watching this.
It's 3 hours long but replays all day long.
I think this was last years cast
I can't wait.
x a gazillion!
