Super Bowl averages 124.9 million US viewers, Bad Bunny's halftime 128.2 million, both short of records
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Super Bowl averages 124.9 million US viewers, Bad Bunny's halftime 128.2 million, both short of records
"Super Bowl Seattle's 29-13 victory over New England averaged 124.9 million viewers on NBC, Peacock, Telemundo, NBC Sports Digital, and NFL+, according to Nielsen's Big Data + Panel rating system. Sunday night's Super Bowl and Bad Bunny fell short of setting records for most watched U.S. broadcast and halftime show. Seattle's 29-13 victory over New England averaged 124.9 million viewers on NBC, Peacock, Telemundo, NBC Sports Digital, and NFL+, according to Nielsen's Big Data + Panel rating system."
"That fell short of the 127.7 million U.S. viewers that tuned in for Philadelphia's 40-22 victory over Kansas City last year on Fox. Bad Bunny's halftime show averaged 128.2 million viewers from 8:15-8:30 p.m. Eastern. That would make it the fourth-most watched halftime behind Kendrick Lamar (133.5 million, 2025), Michael Jackson (133.4 million, 1993) and Usher (129.3 million, 2024). Full global viewership for the halftime show is expected to be available early next week."
Sunday night's Super Bowl averaged 124.9 million U.S. viewers across NBC, Peacock, Telemundo, NBC Sports Digital and NFL+, per Nielsen's Big Data + Panel rating system. The figure fell short of last year's 127.7 million viewers for Philadelphia's win over Kansas City on Fox. Bad Bunny's halftime show averaged 128.2 million viewers from 8:15–8:30 p.m. Eastern. That audience makes the halftime the fourth-most watched in U.S. history, behind Kendrick Lamar (133.5 million, 2025), Michael Jackson (133.4 million, 1993) and Usher (129.3 million, 2024). Full global viewership figures for the halftime show are expected early next week.
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