Super Bowl LVI scored a massive touchdown on PvNew’s Trending TV chart for the week of Feb. 7 – 13, tackling this week’s other televised offerings with almost 805,000 engagements during its Sunday broadcast.
The game itself, during which the L.A. Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 23-20, was a hot ticket as celebrities like Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck, LeBron James, Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds watched from the stands, while down on the field at SoFi Stadium, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson drew applause as he introduced the game to an energized crowd.
Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell repping the @BCLions at the Super Bowl. #CFL pic.twitter/SXQGxWX4pg
— Adam Forsythe (@adamforsythe) February 14, 2022
The Rock's full Super Bowl intro pic.twitter/AtpmXo5N8Q
— alex (@highlghtheaven) February 13, 2022
The star-studded halftime show featuring Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem and surprise performer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson also drew plenty of chatter online. Nostalgic millennials embraced the elaborate stage, myriad ofdancers and Dr. Dre-led anthems from the past 30 years, jamming out to the music of their youth.
OMG!!!!!!!!! WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!!! THE GREATEST HALFTIME SHOW IVE EVER SEEN!!!
— LeBron James (@KingJames) February 14, 2022
Millennials watching the Super Bowl halftime show… pic.twitter/5su9gOzdPX
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) February 14, 2022
Although Tupac’s music was present, there was no hologram, as some fans had hoped.
ALL-TIME CLASSIC: Dre doing "California Love" at LA's Super Bowl. If only Tupac could've been there alongside Dre and Snoop. West Coast.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) February 14, 2022
Another figure from the past, Obi-Wan Kenobi, also created a ton of buzz on Twitter this week after Disney Plus announced that the Ewan McGregor-led, live-action series bows this May. “Obi-Wan Kenobi” premieres on May 25 and not May 4, as some fans assumed it would, on the 45th anniversary of the release of “Star Wars: A New Hope.”
“Obi-Wan Kenobi” picks up 10 years after the events of “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.” Following the release date and poster reveals, the show drew nearly 430,000 engagements online.
Obi-Wan Kenobi, a limited Original series, starts streaming May 25 on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter/XCV1xQZhDR
— Star Wars (@starwars) February 9, 2022
Another Disney Plus “Star Wars” offering, “The Book of Boba Fett,” rounded out this week’s Top 3 with its Feb. 9 finale, in which the title character (Temuera Morrison) finally faced the Pyke Syndicate in a battle for Tatooine. The finale (a “Mandalorian” crossover episode) drew almost 336,000 engagements online. That was bolstered by the post-credits scene, which teased another “Star Wars” series or storyline to potentially follow centered around a fan-favorite character (spoilers here).
It’s nice to see Mando and Boba Fett being such a great duo against the pykes pic.twitter/5lXIkanRYm
— Hunder (@HunderFett) February 9, 2022
Everyone jumped to conclusions when I called it the first season. What else would I call it?!!
