135 million to 6 million

An estimated 135 million viewers made Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show the most-watched mid-game performance ever, while about 6 million tuned into the Turning Point USA counterpart on YouTube, according to preliminary counts.

Bad Bunny threw a joyous dance party Sunday night that started in a sugar cane field, featured Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin, and included an actual wedding. The Turning Point USA show featured a lip-synching Kid Rock and was dedicated to slain right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, who co-founded the organization, prefaced by an appearance by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Early figures indicated that about 135 million people tuned into Bad Bunny, CBS News reported before official numbers had been released. The “All-American Halftime Show” pulled in 6.1 million viewers on YouTube Sunday night, with viewership swelling to 19.5 million as of Monday morning. Licensing restrictions prevented the Turning Point USA show from being broadcast on X, the organization announced before its scheduled start time.

It seems even the president was watching Bad Bunny, though not fondly. Clips circulating on social media showed the official halftime show playing at President Trump’s own Mar-a-Lago Super Bowl party. Trump later panned the musical celebration of Latino culture as “absolutely terrible, one of the worst, EVER!” on Truth Social.

“Nobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children that are watching,” Trump wrote, noting that the show would probably be lapped up by “fake news media” who “haven’t got a clue of what is going on in the REAL WORLD.”

In the real world, as many as 60 million people speak Spanish in the U.S., where there are more Spanish speakers than in Spain.

Trump ended his rant with yet another jab at the NFL’s new kickoff rule, which he has railed against since its adoption late last year.

With News Wire Services