We knew it was coming. A Super Bowl on CTV means Canadians would miss all the buzzy U.S. Super Bowl 2013 ads.
But that didn't stop readers from tweeting out their frustration about the selection of ads being shown Sunday night, including many house ads for CTV network shows.
"So CTV pays big bucks to get SB rights. Simulcast on all possible U.S. Outlets, don't sell any ads and airs promos," tweeted Romeo St. Martin.
To be fair, a few anticipated ads were playing, including a trailer for the next 'Iron Man' movie.
NEW: All The U.S. Super Bowl Ads. Story continues below
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Kia Forte
Kia Forte
Go Daddy 1
Go Daddy 1
Doritos
Doritos Ad
Coke (Chase) Ad
Coke (Chase) Ad
Axe
Axe
Blackberry
Blackberry
Wonderful Pistachios
Wonderful Pistachios
Budweiser Clydesdales Super Bowl Commercial
Anheuser Busch Super Bowl XLVII commercial.
Calvin Klien
Calvin Klien
Samsung
Samsung
Go Daddy 2
Go Daddy 2
Kia (Sorento)
Kia (Sorento)
Mercedes Benz 2
Mercedes Benz 2
Soda Stream
Soda Stream
Bud Light 2
Bud Light 2
Tide
Tide
Ram Farmer Commercial
Ram Farmer Commercial
Wounded Warriors Project
Wounded Warriors Project
American Family Insurance
American Family Insurance
Beck's Sapphire - No Diggity
Anheuser Busch Super Bowl XLVII commercial.
Gildan
Gildan
Lincoln
Lincoln
SpeedStick
SpeedStick
Beck (Sapphire)
Beck (Sapphire)
MiO Fit
MiO Fit
ETrade
ETrade
Subway (Februany)
Subway (Februany)
Budweiser 2
Budweiser 2
Hyundai (Turbo)
Hyundai (Turbo)
Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness
Century 21 Wedding Ad
Century 21 Wedding Ad
Iron Man 3 Movie Trailer
Iron Man 3 Movie Trailer
Bridgestone (Performance Moment)
Bridgestone (Performance Moment)
Audi
Audi
Pepsi
Pepsi
M&Ms
M&Ms
Budweiser
Budweiser
Sketchers
Sketchers
Taco Bell
Taco Bell
Volkswagen
Volkswagen
Subway
Subway
Milk
Milk
NFLevolution (Past to Present)
NFLevolution (Past to Present)
Bud Light
Bud Light
Toyota
Toyota
Cars.Com
Cars.com
Fast and Furious 6
Fast and Furious 6
Oreo
Oreo
Oz the Great and Powerful
Oz the Great and Powerful
Superbowl Halftime Show Ad
Superbowl Halftime Show Ad
Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods
As we wrote earlier in the week, millions of Canadians who are watching the Baltimore Ravens play the San Francisco 49ers, want to see the splashy new commercials.
Canadian broadcasters (this year it’s CTV) pay for the right to broadcast the big game, but not for the ads U.S. networks show. They sell their own ads, and they manage to get the rates they fetch for those slots by promising advertisers all of the Canadian viewers watching the Super Bowl. Read more here.
See our favourite tweets. Fear not, we'll have the ads Sunday evening.
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The Huffington Post Canada | Posted: 02/03/2013 7:15 pm EST | Updated: 02/03/2013 11:28 pm EST