Super Bowl XLI Commercials

February 4th SuperBowl XLI and CBS will have around 90 million viewers. That means big bucks to advertisers. Advertisers are listening to the people and they understand that viewers want to be interactive.

This year companies and organizations are offering fans, for the 1st time, to pitch their ideas for Superbowl commercials. One such contest was sponsored by the NFL themselves. The winner, Gino Bono, was flown to LA to watch his commercial being shot. He and a guest will also be flown to Miami, Florida to watch the big game when his commercial airs.

Doritos is running a similar contest. The public is invited to go online and vote for a winner on Yahoo Video. Voting is ongoing until January 19th. This commercial will also aired during the Superbowl. We the people really are the "Person of the Year" it would seem.

New to the line-up this year is Emerald. The usual advertisers will be seen including Anheuser-Bush, Frito-Lay, CareerBuilder.com General Motors and GoDadddy.com. Some advertisers have bought as many as 10 spots. The high spot runs approximately 2.6 million but it gets slightly lower if you're in the 3rd quarter, approximately 2.0 million.

Special appearances will include Prince, the rocker, in a Pepsi commercial and Cirque Du Soleil for pre-game entertainment. Rumor has it that a lot of humor will be delivered in this year's ads and expects some glam too. So set back and bring on the snacks!