Kid Rock headlined the alternative Turning Point USA show (Image: Turning Point USA/YouTube)
A new poll shows that a strong majority of MAGA supporters didn’t watch the Halftime Show arranged by Turning Point USA as an alternative to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance.
Since the Puerto Rican rapper, 31, was announced as the performer back in September 2025, he was heavily criticized by fans of President Donald Trump, who called for a boycott of the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
To offer an alternative to football fans who didn’t want to watch Bad Bunny perform, Turning Point USA organized its own show, headlined by Kid Rock, called The Great American Halftime Show.
However, according to a new poll by The Economist and YouGov, 55% of Trump voters didn’t watch the MAGA show.
Data journalist Taylor Orth wrote, “Around half of Americans watched this year’s Super Bowl, and while many enjoyed the game, an even larger share of those who watched the Bad Bunny halftime show rated it highly.
Many MAGA supporters didn’t watch the show (Image: Turning Point USA/YouTube)
“Twice as many watched the official Bad Bunny halftime show as did the alternative All-American Halftime Show featuring Kid Rock and Brantley Gilbert, though viewers of each show are about as likely to have enjoyed them.”
According to the survey, 53% of Americans say they watched the Super Bowl this year, including 57% of men and 49% of women.
The journalist revealed, “46% of Americans say they watched the Super Bowl Halftime Show featuring Bad Bunny.
“72% of people who watched the game also watched the official Halftime Show. Also, 18% of people who didn’t watch the game say they watched the Halftime Show.”
Of those who said they watched the show, 48% rated it as excellent, 30% said it was good, 12% thought it was fair, and 13% described it as poor.
Meanwhile, the poll found that 24% of Americans say they watched the All-American Halftime Show.
Taylor revealed that “while this is roughly half as many as watched the Bad Bunny halftime show, viewers of the All-American Halftime Show are slightly more likely to have enjoyed it: 47% say it was excellent, 39% say it was good, 8% say it was fair, and 5% say it was poor.”
The poll also found that Democrats are far more likely than Republicans to have watched the Bad Bunny Halftime Show (73% vs. 29%) and far less likely to have watched the All-American Halftime Show (12% vs. 44%).
Bad Bunny performs during halftime of the Super Bowl (Image: AP)
Bad Bunny has been a vocal opponent of ICE, though he did not mention the agency during his performance. Kid Rock is one of the president’s highest-profile celebrity allies.
The All-American Halftime Show included a video and photo tribute to the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot last year on a Utah college campus.
The program lasted roughly 30 minutes and also featured country musicians Gilbert, Gabby Barrett, and Lee Brice.
Several performers declared that the alternative show represented “the real America,” while Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet told Fox News that the viewership amounted to a “massive” success. “People are paying attention,” he said.
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