Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show May Be Best Ever

Photo: Super Bowl 50 Art installation in Santa Clara, Calif. Photo by Bea Karnes, Patch
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You don’t have to be a football fan to watch the Super Bowl. It’s woven into the fabric of American culture. One of the highlights for people who don’t know a touchdown from a touchback is the top notch entertainment.

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Lady Gaga is singing the national anthem. Deaf actress Marlee Matlin will perform the national anthem in sign language.

Halftime Lineup

At halftime, Coldplay is the headline act. Variety reports that Beyonce, Bruno Mars, Adele, Rihanna and Taylor Swift will also make appearances.

The NFL has good reason to provide the world’s best entertainment. Last year’s Super Bowl was the most watch TV show in U.S. history. In fact, the Top 5 most watched shows are all Super Bowls:

1. 114.4 Million – Super Bowl XLIX, NBC (Feb. 2015)
2. 112.2 Million – Super Bowl XLVIII, FOX (Feb. 2014)
3. 111.3 Million – Super Bowl XLVI, NBC (Feb. 2012)
4. 111.0 Million – Super Bowl XLV, FOX (Feb. 2011)
5. 108.7 Million – Super Bowl XLVII, CBS (Feb. 2013)

Those ratings translate into huge money. This year 30-second commercials are going for about $5 million each.

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The money goes to the network, CBS. CBS and the other networks that broadcast games pay the NFL more than $3 billion combined each year for the right to televise the games.

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