Usher has many reasons to celebrate! and the latest one came on Tuesday.
It was revealed that the R&B King scored a major win with his Super Bowl LVIII halftime performance. The first-ever 15-minute set was the most-watched ever—averaging 129.3 million viewers. His halftime show even bested the ratings for the actual game itself.
The longest Super Bowl game also will go down as the most-watched program in television history.
According to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics, the Kansas City Chiefs‘ 25-22 overtime victory versus the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday averaged 123.7 million viewers across television and streaming platforms. That shattered last year’s mark of 115.1 million for Kansas City’s last-play victory over the Philadelphia Eagles with a 7% increase.
Nielsen updated its numbers Tuesday after releasing an early figure of 123.4 million on Monday night.
Nielsen also said a record 202.4 million watched at least part of the game across all networks, a 10% jump over last year’s figure of 183.6 million.
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Super Bowl LVIII’s 123.7 million viewers make it the largest television broadcast since the 1969 moon landing.
Usher took to social media to celebrate the news of his historic showing.
Thank U to all 129.3 million of U 🙏🏾 https://t.co/Swe4bXrRQ3
— Usher Raymond IV (@Usher) February 13, 2024
As expected, Usher has also seen a major boost in streams and sales since Sunday’s performance across all streaming platforms including Apple Music, where many of his songs currently occupy the top spots on various charts.
Kudos to Usher!
SUPERBOWL MVP 🎤🏈🍑
Thank U to @AppleMusic @nfl @RocNation @aliciakeys @HERMusicx @LilJon @jermainedupri @Ludacris @iamwill 🙏🏾 What a blessing to bring the “A” to the world’s biggest stage!
URSHER BABY #COMINGHOME
Full Performance: https://t.co/SZc7ztrEVN pic.twitter.com/gHeYvvDmaX
— Usher Raymond IV (@Usher) February 12, 2024
