NFL Super Bowl 2026 Halftime Show Start Timings, How To Watch Live, Streaming Options, and More

Super Bowl 60 is not just Seahawks vs. Patriots. It is Sam Darnold and Drake Maye in prime time, Bad Bunny in front of the biggest TV audience of his career, and a full weekend of TV that never really stops.If you only care about two things, when the show starts and where to watch it, here is the full breakdown on kickoff, halftime timing, channels, streaming options, anthem singers, and how to stay on for the Lombardi Trophy.

What time does the Super Bowl start?

Super Bowl 60 (Super Bowl LX) kicks off on Sunday, Feb. 8, at 6:30 p.m. ET from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., home of the San Francisco 49ers. The Los Angeles Times lists the local kickoff as 3:30 p.m.

PT, with opening kickoff usually a few minutes after the listed start time.Pregame coverage runs for hours before that. NBC’s own Super Bowl TV guide has its main pregame window starting at 1 p.m. ET, on top of earlier coverage from NFL Network and ESPN on Sunday morning. By the time the ball is in the air, viewers will have had wall-to-wall football for most of the day.

Halftime will land after the second quarter, so you can expect Bad Bunny to hit the stage somewhere between 8 and 8:30 p.m.

ET, depending on game flow and how long the first half runs.

What time will Bad Bunny perform the Super Bowl halftime show 2026?

Bad Bunny is expected to take the stage after the second quarter of Super Bowl LX. The game kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, Feb. 8, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.Based on typical game flow, the halftime show should begin between 8 and 8:30 p.m. ET, according to reporting from NorthJersey.com. The exact timing depends on stoppages, penalties, reviews, injuries, and how long the second quarter runs.The performance is expected to last 12-15 minutes, consistent with recent Super Bowl halftime shows. This will be Bad Bunny’s second Super Bowl appearance, following his guest performance alongside Jennifer Lopez and Shakira in 2020.

What channel is the Super Bowl 60 halftime show?

NBC is the host this year. Per the Los Angeles Times and NBC’s own listings, Super Bowl 60 airs live on NBC in the United States, with the game and halftime show also available in Spanish on Telemundo.If you stick to traditional TV, you will watch Seahawks vs. Patriots, the entire Bad Bunny halftime show, and the postgame coverage on the same NBC channel. The network’s broadcast team of Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth calls the game, with Melissa Stark and Kaylee Hartung on the sidelines.Green Day’s pregame performance at around 6 p.m. ET is also part of NBC’s build-up, as the Bay Area band opens the night with a 60th-anniversary ceremony at Levi’s Stadium.

Who will be playing in the Super Bowl?

This is a rematch that will instantly hit a nerve for both fan bases. The Seattle Seahawks face the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 60, a repeat of Super Bowl 49. Back then, the Patriots won 28-24 in one of the most second-guessed endings in NFL history.This time, it is Sam Darnold starting for Seattle and Drake Maye leading New England. As the Los Angeles Times notes, the Patriots reached Santa Clara with a 10-7 win over the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship Game on Jan.

25, their first Super Bowl trip in the post–Tom Brady, post–Bill Belichick era.Seattle booked its place with a 31-27 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game the same day, returning to the Super Bowl stage for the first time since the 2014 and 2015 seasons.

Where can I stream the Super Bowl?

If you are not watching on cable or antenna, NBC has already laid out the streaming map.In the United States, Peacock is the primary streaming home for Super Bowl 60.

NBC’s own guide confirms that the game, halftime show, pregame coverage, and postgame will all simulcast on Peacock.From there, you have the usual live-TV options that carry NBC in their channel bundles, as listed by the Los Angeles Times and other TV guides:

If you care about the full weekend, not just the game, several events sit on other networks and streaming services:

If you only want the main event and halftime show, NBC and Peacock are your essentials.

Who will perform in the Super Bowl halftime show?

This year’s halftime show is Bad Bunny’s stage, and he knows exactly what it represents.The Puerto Rican star already made history at the Grammys a week ago when “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” became the first Spanish-language album to win album of the year. Now he becomes the first Latin male artist to headline the Super Bowl halftime show, and the first Latin artist to do it solo, after Shakira and Jennifer Lopez shared the stage in 2020, as reported by the Los Angeles Times.Bad Bunny has been clear about what this moment means. In a statement, he said, “What I’m feeling goes beyond myself. It’s for those who came before me and ran countless yards so I could come in and score a touchdown.” He added that “this is for my people, my culture and our history.”NBC’s halftime preview adds more detail. The show will be performed primarily in Spanish, and Bad Bunny is not changing his approach for the biggest TV crowd of his life.

At a Feb. 5 press conference, he told reporters, “It’s going to be a huge party. What people can expect from me … I want to bring to the stage, of course, a lot of my culture. But I really don’t, I don’t want to give any spoilers. It’s going to be fun.”He also leaned into a simple promise in a promo trailer: “The world will dance.”

Bad Bunny leans into Spanish language and Latino power

This show is not just about hits. It is a deliberate statement about who gets to own the Super Bowl stage.

Bad Bunny has repeatedly used his platform to speak about immigration and Latino identity. At the Grammys, while accepting honors for música urbana, he drew loud applause with, “Before I say thanks to God, I'm going to say ICE out.” He followed that with, “We’re not savage, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We are humans and we are Americans.

”NBC’s coverage has also confirmed a live sign language performance alongside Bad Bunny.

Celimar Rivera Cosme, who interpreted his Puerto Rican residency, will sign the halftime show in real time.Most halftime performances run between 12 and 15 minutes. Expect a stacked medley, potential surprise guests that remain under wraps, and a very loud reminder of where today’s global pop power actually sits.

Who will sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl?

The pregame lineup is almost its own mini-concert. Per the Los Angeles Times, Charlie Puth will sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” before kickoff.

Puth first broke through with viral YouTube covers before building a mainstream pop career with tracks like “Attention” and “We Don’t Talk Anymore.” He told Rolling Stone he landed the anthem gig after submitting a demo to Roc Nation, which produces the show in partnership with the NFL.He is not alone on the mic. Eleven-time Grammy winner Brandi Carlile will perform “America the Beautiful.” Coco Jones will sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”

All three performances are scheduled in the final pregame window between 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

How to watch Super Bowl trophy presentation 2026

Once the final whistle blows in Santa Clara, do not touch the remote.NBC will keep its cameras on Levi’s Stadium for the postgame show and the Lombardi Trophy presentation, with the entire ceremony simulcast on Peacock. There is no separate channel or extra subscription needed beyond what you already used for the game.In a normal-length Super Bowl, you can expect the on-field celebrations, MVP announcement, and trophy handoff to hit sometime between 10 and 10:30 p.m. ET, but that will depend on how long Seahawks vs. Patriots runs and whether overtime comes into play.If you stay on NBC or Peacock from kickoff through the end of the postgame show, you will see every snap, every second of Bad Bunny’s halftime show, the trophy lift, and the final interviews from the field. That is the full night, start to finish.