SMERCONISH: So, who was most offended by the Super Bowl LIV halftime show? You remember, the risque song and dance routine by Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, well, some TV viewers compared it to -- quote -- "pole dancing" in -- quote --"S&M outfits," 1,300 of them felt compelled to file complaints with the Federal Communications Commission. For example, one viewer from Spring Hill, Tennessee said, "I do not subscribe to The Playboy Channel, we do not buy porn for $20 a flick, we simply wanted to sit down as a family and watch the Super Bowl. God forbid we expected to watch football and a quick concert but instead had our eyes molested." The FCC complaints represent one one-thousandth of one percent on the 102 million total viewers on Fox and its platforms. In comparison Janet Jackson's notorious 2004 Super Bowl half time show featured the wardrobe malfunction, that yielded 540,000 complaints. The complaints were obtained through a freedom of information act request by a Texas TV station, WFAA, the names were removed but the locations identified. They came from 49 states and Washington, D.C. which begs the question, which ones? We broke it down. At first, it looks like they mostly tracked relative to population size. One of the largest states, Texas had the most with 139. There were zero complaints from one of the smallest, Vermont. But I wanted to drill down on which states voted red or blue in 2016 and see the comparison. Guess what, among the top-15 states registering the most complaints, three voted for Clinton and 12 for President Trump in 2016. To me, if you don't like the show, change the channel, restock the chips One viewer from Avon, Indiana offered a suggestion for Super Bowl LV. "No pole dancing, no nudity, no crotch grabbing, no indecent costumes. Just good music. Could be inspiration or uplifting or even patriotic." Still to come, your best and worse tweets and Facebook comments. And we'll give you the final result of this week's survey question. Go right now to Smerconish.com and answer this, "Will Super Tuesday solidify Bernie Sanders' front runner status or place it more in doubt?"
Super Bowl LIV Half-Time Show's 1,300 Viewers Complain To FCC.