The Super Bowl is one of the biggest television events in the United States every year, and keeps getting bigger.
In 2025, Super Bowl LIX made history. According to Fox Sports, the Philadelphia Eagles’ 40-22 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs averaged 126 million viewers.
During this year’s Halftime Show, Kendrick Lamar performed a medley of hits, including “Squabble Up,” “TV Off,” “HUMBLE.,” “Not Like Us” and more, all while delivering a show-stopping visual highlighted by dancers and stage design at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome.
Lamar also had a few surprises up his sleeves, as he was joined by a few of his celebrity friends on stage, including SZA for a mash-up of “Luther” and “All the Stars,” and Serena Williams for a viral crip walk during “Not Like Us.”
The rapper’s halftime show performance drew a larger audience than the Big Game itself, with 133.5 million viewers. His performance also got more eyes than last year’s headliner Usher, who had 123.4 million viewers.
Over the years, a number of stars have passed the 100 million viewership mark, stretching all the way back to Black Eyed Peas’ 2011 performance. From Rihanna and Beyoncé to Bruno Mars and Madonna, see below for the Super Bowl halftime shows with the all-time most viewership.
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Black Eyed Peas
Image Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Total viewers: 110.2 million
With 110.2 million viewers, Black Eyed Peas’ 2011 Super Bowl XLV halftime show performance makes the list. The group performed songs like “I Gotta Feeling,” “Boom Boom Pow” and “Where Is the Love?”
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Beyoncé
Image Credit: Kevin Mazur/WireImage Total viewers: 110.8 million
Yes, Bey made the list twice. Her solo show included hits like “Halo” and “Run The World (Girls)” before an iconic Destiny’s Child reunion with Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams to perform “Bootylicious,” “Independent Women Part I” and “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).” The 2013 XLVII halftime show garnered 110.8 million viewers.
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Madonna
Image Credit: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Total viewers: 114 million
Madonna took the Super Bowl XLVI stage in 2012 with a viewership of 114 million, as she performed a slew of her hits and welcomed LMFAO onstage to deliver renditions of “Music,” “Party Rock Anthem” and “Sexy and I Know It.”
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Bruno Mars
Image Credit: Getty Images Total viewers: 115.3 million
Bruno Mars brought the heat to 2014’s Super Bowl XLVIII with slick performances of “Locked Out of Heaven,” “Treasure” and “Runaway Baby,” in addition to a guest appearance by Red Hot Chili Peppers. His show garnered 115.3 million views, just shy of Coldplay’s numbers.
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Coldplay
Image Credit: Kevin Mazur/WireImage Total viewers: 115.5 million
Beyoncé and Bruno Mars joined Coldplay during the band’s 2016 halftime show, which got 115.5 million viewers with performances of “Yellow,” “Paradise,” “Viva la Vida” and “Fix You,” among other hits.
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Lady Gaga
Image Credit: Kevin Mazur/WireImage Total viewers: 117.5 million
Gaga’s 2017 performance for Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, featured hits songs like “Poker Face,” “Born This Way,” “Paparazzi” and “Just Dance,” and ultimately brought in 117.5 million views.
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Katy Perry
Image Credit: Rob Carr/GI Total viewers: 121 million
With 121 million views, Katy Perry’s 2015 performance at at Super Bowl XLIX trails just behind RiRi as the second most-watched show. The meme-making performance (remember Left Shark?) featured Lenny Kravitz, Missy Elliot and the Arizona State University Sun Devil Marching Band as Perry performed hits like “Roar,” “California Gurls” and “Firework.”
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Rihanna
Image Credit: Kevin Mazur/GI for Roc Nation Total viewers: 121 million
With 121 million viewers, Rihanna’s 2023 performance during Super Bowl LVII is the most-watched halftime show in history.
During her performance at Glendale, Ariz.’s State Farm Stadium, she revealed she was pregnant with her second child with partner A$AP Rocky, and performed Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits like “Only Girl (in the World),” “We Found Love,” “S&M,” “Rude Boy,” “Work” and many more.
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Usher
Image Credit: Harry How/Getty Images Total viewers: 123.4 million
Usher’s 2024 Super Bowl LVIII performance featured d a medley of hits, including “Caught Up,” “Burn,” “U Got It Bad,” “Confessions Part II,” “Love In This Club” and more.
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Kendrick Lamar
Image Credit: Cindy Ord/Getty Images Total viewers: 133.5 million
Kendrick Lamar performed a medley of hits, including “Squabble Up,” “TV Off,” “HUMBLE.,” “Not Like Us” and more, all while delivering a show-stopping visual highlighted by dancers and stage design at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome.
Lamar also had a few surprises up his sleeves, as he was joined by a few of his celebrity friends on stage, including SZA for a mash-up of “Luther” and “All the Stars,” and Serena Williams for a viral crip walk during “Not Like Us.”
