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.
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.
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