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When it comes to watching sports, football remains the undisputed favorite among Americans. Roughly four times as many Americans report football is their favorite sport to watch (39 percent) as say the same about basketball (10 percent), baseball (9 percent), soccer (7 percent), or ice hockey (7 percent). So it comes as no surprise that more than 7-in-10 (72 percent) of Americans say they\u2019re likely to watch the Super Bowl, including a slim majority (51 percent) who say they\u2019re very likely to watch.<\/p>\n

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