Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl 59 halftime show performance is the most-watched in history, Fox Sports announced on Tuesday.
Despite countless fans saying they were “boycotting” Kendrick Lamar’s performance in New Orleans, the 37-year-old turned in the most-watched Super Bowl halftime show in history with 133.5 million viewers.
This breaks the record previously held by the late Michael Jackson, whose Super Bowl 32 halftime show delivered 133.4 million viewers. Jackson performed at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California for the Buffalo Bills-Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl.
FOX Sports 🤝 Most-Watched #SuperBowl Ever
Final viewership numbers bring #SuperBowlLIX to 127.7 million viewers across all platforms.
✔️Peak audience of 137.7 million viewers
✔️Most-watched Super Bowl halftime performance in history with 133.5 million viewers
✔️Most-watched… pic.twitter.com/m1FI3Sgsn0— FOX Sports PR (@FOXSportsPR) February 11, 2025
Kendrick Lamar’s performance featured special guest appearances from SZA, Mustard tennis icon Serena Williams and actor Samuel L. Jackson dressing as Uncle Sam. Lamar also headlined the Super Bowl 56 halftime show with Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg and Eminem.
Super Bowl 59 marked the first game at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome since Super Bowl 47, where the Baltimore Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers. On Sunday, Jalen Hurts led the Philadelphia Eagles to a 40-22 blowout win over the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs.
Kendrick Lamar May Get Another Super Bowl Halftime Show
This was Kendrick Lamar’s second performance on the Super Bowl stage, and the record-breaking numbers and glowing reviews might convince the NFL to bring him back in the future.
Beyoncé headline the Super Bowl 47 halftime show and was brought back as a special guest three years later in the Super Bowl 50 show headlined by Coldplay. Ultimately, ratings and money are what matter to the NFL, so why wouldn’t they bring back Lamar for another show down the line?
