AMC Networks Runs Super Bowl Spot With Highlights from AMC Plus

AMC Plus Super Bowl Spot Vampire
Scene from 'Interview with the Vampire' in AMC Plus Super Bowl spot

AMC Networks bought a Super Bowl spot to show off the shows coming to its AMC Plus premium streaming service.

The 30-second spot provides a first look at the new series Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire.

It also had clips from the final seasons of Better Call Saul, Killing Eve and The Walking Dead.

The spot featured voiceovers from Giancarlo Esposito from Better Call Saul.

AMC Plus was launched in 2020 and costs $8.99 a month, but AMC is offering a 33% discount this weekend.

Also: AMC Networks ‘On Track’ To Meet Streaming Subscriber Goals

NBC said 30-second spots in the Super Bowl sold for as much as $7 million.

The commercials are a big part of the Super Bowl experience, and many viewers go online to rewatch the spots.

According to Google, the most watched ads online during Sunday through 10 p.m. were:

1: Amazon -- Amazon’s Big Game Commercial: Mind Reader

2: T-Mobile -- Zach Braff and Donald Faison Sing a Duet for Home Internet | T-Mobile

3: Hyundai USA -- History of Evolution | IONIQ 5 | Hyundai ***This ad did not run during the Super Bowl but raked in game day views, demonstrating the power of digital!

4: Universal Pictures -- Jurassic World Dominion - Official Trailer [HD]

5: NOPE -- NOPE - Official Trailer

6: T-Mobile -- Miley Cyrus Sings a Song for 5G Phones | T-Mobile

7: Nissan -- Nissan Presents: Thrill Driver

8: Booking.com (Booking Holdings) -- Booking.com I Idris Elba says things | 2022 big game ad

9: Rakuten -- High Stakes | Rakuten's Big Game Commercial Extended Cut

10: BMW -- Zeus & Hera | BMW USA (Official Video)

Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.