Category Archives: Variety

Kid Rock’s ‘All-American Halftime Show’ Goes Light on Politics, Feeling More Like an Old CMT Special Than Super Bowl Protest Event
Turning Point USA clearly saw Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime booking as an affront to the nation that needed to be met by an alternative event for conservative viewers, but the “All-Ameri...
Chris Willman Feb 08, 2026

Donald Trump Slams Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show as a ‘Slap in the Face to Our Country’: ‘Nobody Understands a Word This Guy Is Saying’
Donald Trump took to social media during the Super Bowl to criticize Bad Bunny’s halftime show. “The Super Bowl Halftime Show is absolutely terrible, one of the worst, EVER!” Trump p...
Zack Sharf Feb 08, 2026

Pokémon Celebrates 30th Anniversary in Super Bowl Ad With Trevor Noah, Lady Gaga and Their Favorite Pokémon
“Pokmon” is turning 30 this year, and the franchise is kicking things off with a star-studded (and Pokmon-filled) ad on Super Bowl Sunday. Trevor Noah, Lady Gaga and more celebrities revea...
Jordan Moreau Feb 08, 2026

Bad Bunny Stuns the Super Bowl With Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin and a Real Wedding Ceremony as Pedro Pascal, Jessica Alba and More Party on Stage
Bad Bunny promised "the world will dance" in his advertisement before the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show, and his joyous, elaborate, unapologetic, unity-themed performance did not disappoint as ...
Jem Aswad Feb 08, 2026

Ben Affleck’s Dunkin’ Super Bowl Commercial Taps Jennifer Aniston, Tom Brady, Ted Danson for 1990s Sitcom
Ben Affleck's latest Super Bowl commercial for Dunkin' serves up a lot more than coffee and doughnuts. Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, Jason Alexander, Ted Danson, Alfonso Ribeiro, Jaleel White and Ja...
Brian Steinberg Feb 08, 2026

Liquid I.V. Super Bowl Commercial Offers Viewers a Potty Break
Commercial breaks often give TV viewers time for a trip to the bathroom — but never quite like this. In a 30-second ad that aired during NBC's telecast of Super Bowl LX, Liquid I.V., a maker of ...
Brian Steinberg Feb 08, 2026

Coinbase Bets Lo-Fi Karaoke Super Bowl Commercial Creates High-Flying Response
Most Super Bowl commercials aim to be faster, louder and shinier than the rest. And then there are Big Game ads from advertisers like Coinbase. After mystifying Super Bowl viewers in 2022 with a decid...
Brian Steinberg Feb 08, 2026

‘Minions & Monsters’ Trailer: Gru’s Minions Return to Wreak Havoc in ‘Despicable Me’ Spinoff
The beloved, bright yellow underlings in overalls are back this July, with their supervillain antics in full swing. Only this time, their adventure is set in the world of 1920’s Hollywood a...
Arushi Jacob Feb 08, 2026

Big Tech Taps Super Bowl Commercials to Put Human Face on A.I.
If you believe what you see on TV, then the mysterious technological force known as A.I. is nothing without the help of some human hands. In a 60-second ad slated to run Sunday in NBC's telecast of Su...
Brian Steinberg Feb 08, 2026

‘Cliff Booth’ Teaser: Brad Pitt Surprises Super Bowl With First Footage From David Fincher’s Tarantino Sequel
Netflix dropped the surprise first look at Brad Pitt returning as stuntman Cliff Booth in “The Adventures of Cliff Booth,” the sequel to Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time i...
Andrew McGowan Feb 08, 2026