I tuned in just in time to see a flashback of some poor whimpering child getting a cross branded on his forehead wih a hot poker by his Charles Manson-lookalike father.

What fun!

You missed the scene where the killer fed a lady to a pack of dogs while people watched over the Internet. If anything, the show was more gruesome tonight than usual. Still good though as it continues to remind me of serial killer thrillers like Kiss the Girls and even a little bit of Silence of the Lambs.

The ratings should be rather huge because the show is already fairly popular as it is and the Superbowl always boosts viewership a little bit. Plus, the game ended quite early, which should also help matters. I'm guess 35 million plus with 30 minimum.

Why am I not surprised Joe is a fan?

And the only shows to get over 30M viewers after the Super Bowl are Survivor and Grey's Anatomy, far more popular than CM. So, 30M is hardly a minimum.

Well, Criminal Minds was the post Superbowl show southside, BUT in Canada, the show to follow the Superbowl was actually a special Canadian edition of Deal Or No Deal (with Canadian models, contestants, Howie Mandel, from Toronto, and in Can $'s). It was quite interesting!

What's that supposed to mean?

You're an obsessive horror fan, and CM is pretty much Silence of the Lambs: The Series. You and it are a match made in heaven, really.