Jeep’s “Groundhog Day” Wins USA TODAY’s 32nd Annual Super Bowl Ad Meter Competition
February 03 2020 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Panelists voted Jeep’s “Groundhod Day” the
top-rated commercial in this year’s Ad Meter competition, presented
by Kia
USA TODAY, part of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), announced that
Jeep’s “Groundhog Day” was voted the winning commercial of USA
TODAY’s 32nd Super Bowl Ad Meter, the industry-leading tool used to
track public opinion surrounding Super Bowl ads. The commercial
received the highest average rating in this year’s competition,
which is presented by Kia – a previous Ad Meter winner in 2017 and
sponsor of the 30th Anniversary of Ad Meter in 2018. The commercial
features actor Bill Murray in a nostalgic nod to his film
"Groundhog Day," but with a twist. This time, a new Jeep turns the
problem of reliving the same day over and over into a joyride
alongside the famous weatherman, Punxsutawney Phil. This is the
first time that Jeep has finished first USA TODAY’s Ad Meter.
Voting took place on the Ad Meter platform at
admeter.usatoday.com starting on Wednesday, January 29, at noon ET
and remained open until the night of the Super Bowl at 1 a.m. ET/10
p.m. PT. Like last year, there were tens of thousands of
participants. Registered panelists were required to rate every
eligible national Super Bowl ad that aired between the coin toss
through the end of the two-minute warning of the fourth quarter,
including halftime, and, the ad with the highest average rating was
named the winner.
The top five ads, as rated by the 2020 Ad Meter panelists,
are:
1. Jeep, “Groundhog Day,” 7.01 2. Hyundai,
“Smaht Pahk,” 6.98 3. Google, “Loretta,”
6.77 4. Doritos, “The Cool Ranch,” 6.62 5.
Rocket Mortgage, “Comfortable,” 6.60
For this year’s competition, USA TODAY and YouTube launched a
strategic partnership to bring data insights to the Ad Meter
platform, allowing both participants and brands to see a more
robust picture around the video popularity of this year’s ads. All
commercials ranked in USA TODAY’s 32nd Ad Meter are also curated
into a proprietary USA TODAY Ad Meter Playlist on AdBlitz, a
YouTube exclusive.
“We are delighted to see that so many consumers continue to turn
to the Ad Meter platform to vote for their favorite ads year after
year. Ad Meter has become such a strong tradition that gives fans
the chance to crown the Super Bowl commercial champion,” said
Maribel Perez Wadsworth, president of USA TODAY NETWORK and
publisher of USA TODAY. “Congratulations to Jeep on earning this
year’s top spot.”
“It was an incredible year with Super Bowl ads that made people
laugh and shared poignant and touching stories. Together with Josh
Jacobs, Kia proudly used its time on advertising’s biggest stage to
raise awareness and drive action against the issue of youth
homelessness,” said Russell Wager, director, marketing operations,
Kia Motors America. “Congratulations to Jeep and welcome to the Ad
Meter winner’s circle.”
Previous Ad Meter winners and ratings include:
2019 – NFL – “The 100-Year Game” – 7.69 2018 – Amazon – Alexa
Loses Her Voice – 7.18 2017– Kia – Hero’s Journey – 7.47 2016 –
Hyundai – First Date – 6.90 2015 – Anheuser-Busch – Lost Dog – 8.10
2014 – Anheuser-Busch – Puppy Love – 8.29 2013 – Anheuser-Busch –
Budweiser Brotherhood – 7.76 2012 – Frito-Lay Doritos – Man's Best
Friend – 8.82 2011 – Tie – Bud Light – Dog Sitter Puts Dogs to
Work; Frito-Lay Doritos – Dog's Revenge for Doritos Teasing – 8.35
2010 – Mars Snickers – Betty White and Abe Vigoda in Casual
Football Game – 8.68 2009 – Frito-Lay Doritos – Crystal Ball Sees
Free Doritos - 8.46 2008 – Anheuser-Busch – Dalmatian Trains
Clydesdale to Make Beer Wagon Team – 8.73 2007 – Anheuser-Busch –
Crabs Worship a Cooler of Budweiser on the Beach – 8.56 2006 –
Anheuser-Busch – Secret Refrigerator Stocked with Bud Light – 8.39
2005 – Anheuser-Busch – Pilot Jumps Out of Airplane for Bud Light –
8.65 2004 – Anheuser-Busch – Owners Demonstrate How Their Dogs
Fetch Bud Light – 9.04 2003 – Anheuser-Busch – Replay – 8.99 2002 –
Anheuser-Busch – Satin Sheets – 9.11 2001 – Anheuser-Busch –
Cedric's Dream Date – 8.63 2000 – Anheuser-Busch – Rex the Dog
Recalls His Worst Day – 8.09 1999 – Anheuser-Busch – Separated at
Birth – 8.01 1998 – Pepsi – Flying Geese – 9.08 1997 – Pepsi –
Dancing Bears – 8.22 1996 – Pepsi – On Security Camera, Coke Driver
Nabs a Pepsi – 9.42 1995 – Pepsi – Boy Gets Sucked Into Bottle –
9.66 1994 – Pepsi – Chimp Escapes Lab, Hits the Beach – 9.34 1993 –
McDonald's – Jordan and Bird Shoot Hoops – 9.00 1992 – Nike – Bugs
Bunny and Michael Jordan Team – 8.51 1991 – Diet Pepsi – Ray
Charles' New Jingle Catches On – 8.52 1990 – Nike – Famous
Announcers Call Imaginary Game – 8.17 1989 – American Express –
Dana Carvey and Jon Lovitz Travel to the Super Bowl – 7.52
Visit admeter.usatoday.com to see the full results.
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