Cable TV subscriptions

correlates with

Cost of a 30-second Super Bowl ad

r = -0.90390% · 2005-2022

Cable TV subscriptionsCost of a 30-second Super Bowl ad

These two datasets have a 90% correlation over 2005-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

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Data Sources

Cable TV subscriptionsncta.com ↗

Cost of a 30-second Super Bowl adstatista.com ↗

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Cable TV subscriptions

Cost of a 30-second Super Bowl ad

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