NBC viewers and Lil Jon fans are furious after the media outlet cut Lil Jon's halftime performance at the Ravens vs. Bengals game short. Jon took to the stage during halftime at the M&T Bank Stadium on Thanksgiving and played crowd favorites like Turn Down For What. However, those watching the performance from home were disappointed since the news outlet showed only 10 seconds of the performance during their broadcast. Post Malone, Jack White, and Eminem also took center stage earlier on Thanksgiving.Post Malone performed halftime during the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Kansas City Chiefs, and White, along with Eminem, played at the Lions-Packers.Instead of broadcasting Lil Jon's halftime performance, NBC showed a feature about John Madden's coaching legacy. The feature was narrated by Andy Reid and included interviews with Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs and former Raiders players Art Shell, Gus Otto, and Phill Villapiano, among others. After wrapping up the feature, NBC cut to a commercial.Lil Jon's setlist for Thanksgiving halftime performanceWhile NBC cut Lil Jon's performance short and only broadcast a snippet of the artist performing Turn Down For What, the artist played 9 tracks in total, as per Setlist.fm. Jon is an American rapper, DJ, and performer who gained attention for popularizing the crunk sub-genre of hip-hop.As per the setlist.FM, Jon's setlist for the halftime show included: Let's Go, Yeah!, Get Low, Party Up (Up in Here), Outta Your Mind, Jump Around, Turn Down for What, Krazy, and Shots. The Ravens' halftime show marks the end of Jon's busy holiday period, after he performed his hit Turn Down For What at the Toys 'R Us float at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York earlier during the 2025 holiday season.More about NBC's decision to cut performances shortNBC's recent decision to cut Lil Jon's performance short is not the first time the network has cut short performances. NBC's strategy aligns with the network's other Thanksgiving halftime presentations, since it became a tradition in the NFL's holiday rotation in 2013.Each year, NBC has followed a format of featuring an in-depth human-interest feature during the halftime show, followed by a brief clip of the performance. In 2024, the network received backlash for not showing violinist/dancer Lindsey Stirling's performance at the Green Bay Packers vs. Miami Dolphins game.The network earlier also broadcast just a clip of Steve Aoki's performance during the 2023 San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks game.