no ratings numbers here, but I still thought this was pretty cool. Via NBC press release:
NBC's Super Bowl XLIII Technical By The Numbers
- 450 More than 450 people will be part of the NBC production, technical, administrative and support crews
- 93 Microphones (including 12 on-field parabolic microphones)
- 52 High Definition Cameras (2 SD Cameras for Game Clock and Play Clock)
- 50 Miles of Camera and Microphone cable
- 45 Vehicles (control trucks, mobile units, office trailers, Horse Trailer)
- 24 Digital Video Replay Sources
- 22 Hard Cameras (including 2 Super Slo-Mo's and three "X-Mo's)
- 20 Hand-held Cameras (including two SteadyCams)
- 10 NEP Supershooter Trailers in the TV Compound
- 8 Digital Post-Production Facility (5 Avid Suites, 3 Final Cut Pro Suites)
- 5 Robotic Cameras (including two fixed on the Field Goal posts)
- 2 RF Hand-held cameras
- 1 "Cable-Cam" camera suspended above the playing field
- 1 Hard Camera for scenic views of Tampa Bay
