Kendrick Lamar sets Super Bowl record with controversial halftime show during Chiefs-Eagles showdown

The Eagles' stunning triumph implicit the Chiefs was the most-watched Super Bowl in past - mounting a caller grounds for a azygous lawsuit successful US TV history.

But, according to reports, the crippled played 2nd fiddle to Kendrick Lamar's halftime show, which besides broke caller ground.

Philadelphia lifted its 2nd Vince Lombardi Trophy with a 40-22 triumph implicit Kansas City astatine the Superdome connected Sunday.

On Tuesday, Front Office Sports reported that Super Bowl LIX averaged 127.7million viewers connected Fox's platforms and peaked during the 2nd 4th astatine 137.7m.

That is 3 percent higher than past year's Super Bowl, erstwhile an mean of 123.7m watched the Chiefs bushed the 49ers.

But Lamar's arguable show reportedly drew an mean assemblage of 133.5m radical - much than immoderate different halftime amusement successful history.

The rapper's 13-minute show included cameos from SZA, Samuel L. Jackson and Serena Williams.  

Lamar included his celebrated diss way astir bitter rival Drake successful a amusement that was criticized by galore viewers. Some branded it 'the worst halftime amusement ever'.

Tennis fable Serena, who was erstwhile linked to Drake, was pictured dancing during his show of Not Like Us.

The amusement besides included a protestation from a antheral who unfurled a dual Sudanese-Palestinian flag.

The Chiefs headed into the crippled looking to marque past and go the archetypal squad successful NFL past to triumph 3 consecutive Super Bowls.

Taylor Swift was among a fig of celebrities successful the stands alongside Donald Trump, who became the archetypal sitting president to be a Super Bowl.