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Ratings: Lady Gaga Delivered Second-Most Watched Super Bowl Halftime Show Ever

The numbers are in, and Lady Gaga’s acclaimed Super Bowl LI Halftime Show was the second-most watched in history.

Citing live+same-day data, FOX Sports says the segment drew 117.5 million viewers during the 8:15-8:30PM ET window.

Only Katy Perry’s Super Bowl XLIX halftime show drew a larger audience (120.7 million).

Sunday’s game, which saw the New England Patriots return from a 25-point deficit to beat the Atlanta Falcons in overtime, averaged 111.3 million live+same-day viewers on FOX and 113.7 million with the FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO & NFL Digital broadcasts included.

Super Bowl XLIX, at which Perry performed, averaged 114.4 million viewers.

Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002. Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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