All-time most watched Super Bowl halftime shows 2022
As of 2022, Katy Perry's 2015 Super Bowl halftime show ranked as the most viewed halftime performance ever, with 118.5 million viewers tuning in to experience it. Perry's show saw her riding a giant mechanical lion, jam with Lenny Kravitz, and trade verses with Missy Elliott.
Lady Gaga's 2017 presentation set was the second highest-rated halftime show, with 117.5 million viewers watching the "Born This Way" star kick off her piece by jumping off the roof of Houston's NRG Stadium. Of the 10 most watched halftime sets, Gaga's was the only one that did not feature any guest performer.
Coldplay's 2016 show turn came in third, with 115.5 million viewers witnessing the British band fill the stadium with colorful lights and streamers. Beyoncé and Bruno Mars - both fresh from headlining halftime shows in the previous five years - appeared as guests, with the former paying homage to Black Lives Matter during the debut performance of her single "Formation".
Lady Gaga's 2017 presentation set was the second highest-rated halftime show, with 117.5 million viewers watching the "Born This Way" star kick off her piece by jumping off the roof of Houston's NRG Stadium. Of the 10 most watched halftime sets, Gaga's was the only one that did not feature any guest performer.
Coldplay's 2016 show turn came in third, with 115.5 million viewers witnessing the British band fill the stadium with colorful lights and streamers. Beyoncé and Bruno Mars - both fresh from headlining halftime shows in the previous five years - appeared as guests, with the former paying homage to Black Lives Matter during the debut performance of her single "Formation".
