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The M*A*S*H finale was watched by about 106 million people
It held the US record for most-watched broadcast for 27 years
The final episode of M*A*S*H aired on 28 February 1983 and was watched by about 106 million viewers in the United States. It stayed the most-watched television broadcast in US history until Super Bowl XLIV in 2010.
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