{"id":140532,"date":"2024-12-27T08:17:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T08:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/27\/beyonces-halftime-show-had-more-viewers-than-nfl-christmas-games\/"},"modified":"2024-12-27T08:17:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T08:17:00","slug":"beyonces-halftime-show-had-more-viewers-than-nfl-christmas-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/27\/beyonces-halftime-show-had-more-viewers-than-nfl-christmas-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyonce&#8217;s Halftime Show Had More Viewers Than NFL Christmas Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"97.772727272727\">\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:150%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Alex Slitz\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/beyonce-knowles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Beyonc\u00e9<\/strong><\/a> Bowl indeed!<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/12\/netflix-christmas-nfl-ratings-2024-beyonce-halftime-1236242613\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deadline<\/a>, the \u201cTexas Hold \u2018Em\u201d singer\u2019s show-stopping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/beyonce-performs-cowboy-carter-in-nfl-christmas-day-halftime-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL Christmas Gameday halftime performance<\/a>\u00a0drew more viewers on Netflix than the two games the streamer aired on Wednesday, December 25.<\/p>\n<p>Viewership for Netflix\u2019s coverage of Wednesday\u2019s Christmas Day football peaked with 27 million viewers for Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s set, per the outlet, citing live-plus-same-day data from Nielsen, which tracks U.S. television viewership. The performance featured guests including <strong>Post Malone<\/strong>, <strong>Shaboozey<\/strong> and Beyonc\u00e9 and <strong>Jay-Z<\/strong>\u2019s daughter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/blue-ivy-carter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Blue Ivy<\/strong><\/a>, 12.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Pittsburgh Steelers game, which opened the day, drew 24.1 million viewers. The second game, the Baltimore Ravens vs. the Houston Texans, had 24.3 million viewers. (The Chiefs beat the Steelers 29-10, while the Ravens beat the Texans 31-2.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\" wp_automatic_readability=\"12.828828828829\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/celebs-are-screaming-over-beyonces-cowboy-carter-album\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Post-Malone-and-More-Stars-Share-Their-Love-for-Beyonces-\u2018Cowboy-Carter-1.jpg?crop=0px%2C25px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Post Malone and More Stars Share Their Love for Beyonce\u2019s \u2018Cowboy Carter\u2019\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Post-Malone-and-More-Stars-Share-Their-Love-for-Beyonces-\u2018Cowboy-Carter-1.jpg?quality=70&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/celebs-are-screaming-over-beyonces-cowboy-carter-album\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Post Malone and More Stars Share Their Love for Beyonce\u2019s \u2018Cowboy Carter\u2019<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tCelebrities, they\u2019re just like Us \u2014 and by that we mean they\u2019re absolutely flipping out over Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s Cowboy Carter album, which dropped on Friday, March 29. Hailey Bieber, Rita Ora and more celebs took to social media to celebrate the release of the 42-year-old\u2019s sprawling foray into country music. The album, which features 27 tracks, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>During Wednesday\u2019s Chiefs vs. Steelers game, man of the moment <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/travis-kelce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Travis Kelce<\/strong><\/a>, 35, scored his third touchdown of the NFL season, overtaking <strong>Tony Gonzalez<\/strong>\u2019s overall record for the most receiving touchdowns in KC history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s everything to me. Tony\u2019s been a mentor to me, he\u2019s been there right there for me [with] any questions I\u2019ve ever had,\u201d Kelce said in a postgame interview. \u201cI feel like I\u2019m still trying to fill that guy\u2019s shoes. He\u2019s such an unbelievable competitor and I\u2019ve got so much love for him. It\u2019s an honor to be in conversations with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kelce\u2019s girlfriend, <strong>Taylor Swift<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/taylor-swift-reacts-to-travis-kelce-touchdown-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">showed her love for the tight end<\/a> by dropping a \u201clike\u201d on a Chiefs Instagram post celebrating Kelce\u2019s achievement.<\/p>\n<p>For many, however, the highlight of the day was Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s first live performance of music from her country album, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/beyonces-cowboy-carter-cameos-samples-and-guests-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Cowboy Carter<\/em><\/a>, released in March.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \" wp_automatic_readability=\"8.5\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Beyonc\u00e9 arrived on the stage via horseback, galloping past a garage of vintage cars while wearing a white oversized fur coat with a coordinating cowboy hat and a diamond choker necklace. After renditions of \u201c16 Carriages\u201d and \u201cBlack Bird,\u201d the singing icon strutted onto the field for a showstopping performance of \u201cYa Ya,\u201d changing into a sequined bodysuit. Beyonc\u00e9 also sang \u201cRIIVERDANCE\u201d with Shaboozey, \u201cLEVII\u2019S Jeans\u201d with Post Malone (sitting in a denim-covered truck), \u201cJolene\u201d and \u201cTexas Hold \u2018Em\u201d featuring 12-year-old daughter Blue Ivy joining the backing dancers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s only right that we do \u2018Texas Hold \u2018Em\u2019 for the first time in Houston, Texas on Christmas,\u201d Beyonc\u00e9 quipped in her introduction before concluding, \u201cMerry Christmas, God bless y\u2019all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While singing \u201cBlack Bird,\u201d Beyonc\u00e9 was joined by <strong>Tanner Adell<\/strong>, <strong>Brittney Spencer<\/strong>, <strong>Tiera Kennedy<\/strong> and <strong>Reyna Roberts<\/strong>, all of whom were featured on the LP.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/beyonces-netflix-halftime-performance-drew-27-million-viewers-more-than-the-2-nfl-christmas-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Slitz\/Getty Images Beyonc\u00e9 Bowl indeed! According to Deadline, the \u201cTexas Hold \u2018Em\u201d singer\u2019s show-stopping NFL Christmas Gameday halftime performance\u00a0drew more viewers on Netflix than the two games the streamer aired on Wednesday, December 25. Viewership for Netflix\u2019s coverage of Wednesday\u2019s Christmas Day football peaked with 27 million viewers for Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s set, per the outlet, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":140533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-140532","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140532\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}