{"id":2277367,"date":"2026-02-11T14:28:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T14:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2277367"},"modified":"2026-02-11T14:28:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T14:28:26","slug":"super-bowl-halftime-average-viewers-falls-short-of-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/super-bowl-halftime-average-viewers-falls-short-of-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Bowl, halftime average viewers falls short of records"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Sunday night\u2019s Super Bowl and Bad Bunny fell short of setting records for most watched U.S. broadcast and halftime show.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedcode\">\n<div class=\"keypointsbox\" style=\"text-align: left; width: 95%;\">\n<hr style=\"height: 2px; border-width: 0; background-color: #042d4d;\"\/>\n<h4 style=\"text-indent: 10px;\"><b>What You Need To Know<\/b><\/h4>\n<h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/super-bowl-seahawks-patriots-24ad67503a342a7e24348e66986250ab\">Seattle&#8217;s 29-13 victory over New England<\/a>\u00a0averaged 124.9 million viewers on NBC, Peacock, Telemundo, NBC Sports Digital, and NFL+, according to Nielsen&#8217;s\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nielsen.com%2Fnews-center%2F2025%2F2025-the-media-rating-council-accredits-nielsens-innovative-big-data-panel-national-tv-measurement%2F%23%3A~%3Atext%3DNielsen%2520is%2520the%2520first%2520accredited%2Csaid%2520Karthik%2520Rao%252C%2520Nielsen%2520CEO.&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJReedy%40ap.org%7Cac055d3889084538cb2108dddf367c66%7Ce442e1abfd6b4ba3abf3b020eb50df37%7C1%7C0%7C638912147302469917%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Q9UpatTN7WnANY3urUEYX%2FUUgqEtCXxdr2jcuhUvGgE%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Big Data + Panel<\/a>\u00a0rating system. below\u00a0the 127.7 million viewers last year<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Bad Bunny&#8217;s halftime show averaged 128.2 million viewers from 8:15-8:30 p.m. Eastern, which would make it the\u00a0fourth-most watched\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/h5>\n<hr style=\"height: 2px; border-width: 0; background-color: #042d4d;\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"remove-embeded\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/super-bowl-seahawks-patriots-24ad67503a342a7e24348e66986250ab\">Seattle&#8217;s 29-13 victory over New England<\/a>\u00a0averaged 124.9 million viewers on NBC, Peacock, Telemundo, NBC Sports Digital, and NFL+, according to Nielsen&#8217;s\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nielsen.com%2Fnews-center%2F2025%2F2025-the-media-rating-council-accredits-nielsens-innovative-big-data-panel-national-tv-measurement%2F%23%3A~%3Atext%3DNielsen%2520is%2520the%2520first%2520accredited%2Csaid%2520Karthik%2520Rao%252C%2520Nielsen%2520CEO.&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJReedy%40ap.org%7Cac055d3889084538cb2108dddf367c66%7Ce442e1abfd6b4ba3abf3b020eb50df37%7C1%7C0%7C638912147302469917%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Q9UpatTN7WnANY3urUEYX%2FUUgqEtCXxdr2jcuhUvGgE%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Big Data + Panel<\/a>\u00a0rating system.<\/p>\n<p>That fell short of the 127.7 million U.S. viewers that tuned in for Philadelphia\u2019s 40-22 victory over Kansas City last year on Fox.<\/p>\n<p>Bad Bunny&#8217;s halftime show averaged 128.2 million viewers from 8:15-8:30 p.m. Eastern. 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