The 2026 Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks will air on NBC this Sunday, Feb. 8. The game will also be broadcast on Peacock. If you don’t have NBC on the air and don’t subscribe to Peacock, there are still ways to watch Super Bowl LX — and Bad Bunny’s history-making halftime show — for free. Here’s how to tune.
How to watch Super Bowl LX for free:
Date: Sunday, February 8
Time: 6:30 pm ET
Location: Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
TV channel: NBC, Telemundo
Streaming: Peacock, DirecTV, NFL+ and more
2026 Super Bowl game channel
Super Bowl LX will air on NBC. Spanish-language broadcasts are available on Telemundo.
How to view the 2026 Super Bowl for free
You can stream NBC and Telemundo on platforms like DirecTV and Hulu + Live TV; both offer free trials and are among Engadget’s picks for the best live TV streaming services. (Note that Fubo and NBC are currently in the middle of a contract dispute and NBC channels are not available on the platform.)
In addition to hosting NBC’s Super Bowl broadcast, DirecTV’s Entertainment tier gives you access to many channels where you can catch college and pro sports year-round, including ESPN, TNT, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, CBS Sports Network, and, depending on where you live, local affiliates of ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC.
Whichever package you choose, you’ll get unlimited Cloud DVR storage and access to ESPN Unlimited.
DirecTV’s Entertainment category package is $89.99/month. But for now you can try all this for free for 5 days. If you’d like to try a live football TV streaming service, but aren’t ready to commit, we recommend starting with DirecTV.
The Peacock is the broadcast home of the 2026 Super Bowl.
While regular Peacock subscriptions start at $10.99 per month for the Premium plan and go up to $16.99 for the ad-free Premium Plus plan, you can get an ad-supported subscription for free when you sign up for Walmart+.
Walmart+ members actually get their choice between Paramount+ or Peacock in their membership at no additional cost. A monthly subscription to Walmart+ costs $12.99, and an annual plan usually costs $98. But you can try the service completely free. Beyond the free Peacock, Walmart+ has additional benefits like five free months of Apple Music, discounts on Cinemark movie theater memberships, free shipping and delivery on Walmart purchases, discounts on electronics and much more.
Instacart+ subscribers can get an annual Peacock Premium plan ($109.99 value) for free. After a 14-day free trial, Instacart+ plans cost $99/year, which means you’ll save more on Peacock by subscribing to the delivery service, but you’ll get tons of extras, like free grocery and restaurant delivery and a free subscription to the New York Times cooking app.
When is the 2026 Super Bowl?
The 2026 Super Bowl begins at 6:30 pm ET/3:30 pm PT on Sunday, Feb. 8. Green Day will do a pregame special starting at 6 pm ET.
Who is playing in the Super Bowl?
The AFC champions, the New England Patriots, will play the NFC champions, the Seattle Seahawks.
Where is the 2026 Super Bowl being played?
The 2026 Super Bowl will be held at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., home of the San Francisco 49ers.
Who is performing at the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show?
Bad Bunny is putting on a 2026 Super Bowl halftime performance. You can expect that show to start after the second quarter, around 8-8:30 pm ET. Green Day will perform a pre-game show beginning at 6 pm ET. If you tune in before the game, singer Charlie Puth will sing the National Anthem, Brandi Carlile is scheduled to sing “America the Beautiful,” and Grammy winner Coco Jones will sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”
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