Overview
- Verified Nielsen and NBC figures show an average 128.2 million U.S. viewers for halftime and a record second‑half peak near 137.9 million, with more than 4 billion social views in 24 hours and Telemundo’s halftime averaging 4.8 million.
- The performance was conducted largely in Spanish, foregrounded Puerto Rican themes, and closed with unity messages including “God Bless America!” and a football reading “Together we are America.”
- Republican Rep. Andy Ogles asked the House Energy and Commerce Committee to investigate alleged indecency, and Rep. Mark Alford said members plan to raise questions with the FCC.
- Reporting indicates critics’ most explicit lyric claims were not performed in the broadcast, and descriptions of “explicit gay sexual acts” are not supported by what aired.
- Turning Point USA’s alternative show headlined by Kid Rock drew about 6.1 million concurrent viewers and was later acknowledged by Kid Rock to have been pre‑taped, with on‑air sync issues.