Super Bowl XLVI - Madonna - Queen of Super Bowl XLVI
Madonna - Queen of Super Bowl XLVI (Photo: Paul Drinkwater/NBC)

Madonna's performance during the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show received mixed reviews, but most critics applauded the Material Girl's performance.

Madonna's performance during the halftime show has received mixed reviews, but most critics have applauded the Material Girl's show.

The halftime performance by Madonna, was seen by 114.0 million viewers, nearly four million more than last year's performance featuring the Black Eyed Peas (110.3 million), and is the most-watched Super Bowl halftime show featuring entertainment ever (dating back to 1991).

Madonna promised that her Super Bowl halftime show would not feature any wardrobe malfunctions. The singer delivered on that promise, but the 11-minute show was not without controversy ( Finger 'Malfunction' Flap at Super Bowl).

Super Bowl XLVI - Madonna - Queen of Super Bowl XLVI
Madonna - Queen of Super Bowl XLVI (Photo: SAB0TEUR)

The setlist included an Egyptian-themed "Vogue" with costumes by Givenchy, a medley of Madonna's "Music" and LMFAO's two largest hits ("Party Rock Anthem" and "Sexy and I Know It", with the LMFAO singers remaining fully clothed, unlike in the latter song's music video), followed by her then-current single "Give Me All Your Luvin'", excerpts from "Open Your Heart" and "Express Yourself" (in a duet with Cee Lo Green), and the finale, "Like a Prayer", also featuring Green. Green and Shelton (who sang "America the Beautiful" as part of the pregame show) are both judges on the NBC TV series The Voice, which the network broadcast after the game.

Madonna's Halftime Super Bowl Show broke the record for the most viewed Super Bowl halftime show ever, defeating Michael Jackson's previous record, with 114 million viewers throughout the world.

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