What time does the Super Bowl start on TV? How to watch and TV start time for Super Bowl 2026
TV plans for tonight’s Super Bowl have been confirmed! 🏈📺
- It is one of the biggest days in the sporting calendar.
- The Seattle Seahawks will face the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl.
- But what time will the TV coverage start for UK viewers?
A dramatic conclusion to the NFL’s latest season will see the Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl.
Fans from around the world - including those in the UK - are preparing to tune in for the titanic clash at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. It is a repeat of Super Bowl XLIX from back in 2015.
Grammy-winner Bad Bunny is set to perform the halftime show this year. He previously appeared as a guest performer during the 2020 edition.
But when can you tune in and which channel is it on? Here’s all you need to know:
How to watch the Super Bowl in 2026?
For American viewers, NBC is the broadcaster for this year’s huge match. It will be broadcasting the game on TV - as well as streaming it on Peacock.
It will also be available in Spanish via Telemundo. While US audiences can also tune in via NFL+.
Across this side of the pond, the Super Bowl will once again be on free-to-air TV in the UK. It will be broadcast on 5, which has carried weekly coverage each Sunday throughout the 2025 season.
Sky Sports will also be broadcasting the match live via its Main Event and NFL channels. It will be available to Now TV subscribers who have the sports package as well.
DAZN will also be broadcasting the Super Bowl to those with NFL Game Pass subscription. It will feature the American coverage - including the highly anticipated adverts.
When does the Super Bowl kick-off?
The capper to another dramatic NFL season is being hosted in sunny California this year. The 49er’s Levi’s Stadium will be the site of this year’s action and it is set to begin right in the afternoon - at least in local time.
Super Bowl LX is set to kick-off at 3.30pm PT in Santa Clara, which is 6.30pm ET for audiences on the east coast of America. However, for viewers in the UK and Europe, it will be another late one.
The match is due to kick-off at 11.30pm today (February 8) in Britain - which is 12.30am on Monday (February 9) in Europe. It will continue into the early hours of the morning, so prepare for bleary eyes if you stay up.
What time does Super Bowl coverage start?
In the UK, 5’s broadcast is set to start around an hour before kick-off. The broadcaster and its team will be live from 10.30pm this evening.
Meanwhile, Sky Sports will start a bit earlier tonight. Coverage will begin on both Main Event and NFl from 10pm GMT.
NBC will be live from 1pm ET - with more than five hours of build-up before the game. There will also be a 30 minute post-game show following the conclusion in Santa Clara.