House of Strauss Ryan Glasspiegel on Bad Bunny Super Bowl Data, NBA All-Star Discontent, Casey Wasserman Epstein Cancellation
Feb 13, 2026
Ryan Glasspiegel, sports media critic at Front Office Sports, breaks down the Bad Bunny Super Bowl viewership drop with quarter-hour data. He explores who left and why, the role of Spanish broadcasts, and whether courting new fans risks alienating legacy audiences. He also discusses controversies around NBA All-Star discontent and the fallout tied to Casey Wasserman.
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Volume Party Networking Moment
- Ethan Strauss recounts meeting celebrities and industry figures at the Volume party in San Francisco.
- He describes introducing Seth Rollins and mingling with agents, publicists, and digital-media figures.
Halftime Caused Major U.S. Audience Loss
- Bad Bunny's Super Bowl set caused an unprecedented U.S. viewership drop of about ten million during halftime.
- Ryan Glasspiegel argues this shows a mismatch between the halftime act and the American median TV audience.
Partial Return Doesn’t Erase The Exodus
- The viewership decline partially rebounded as a few million returned later in the halftime window.
- Glasspiegel frames the initial exodus as a clear, immediate rejection by a portion of the audience rather than passive channel drift.