Streaming 2026’s Tremendous Bowl LX will not be as simple because it was final yr

The calendar has formally flipped to February, and for sports activities followers, which means one of many greatest occasions of the yr is sort of right here: the Super Bowl.

This yr’s Tremendous Bowl LX will see the New England Patriots tackle the Seattle Seahawks, with a halftime present that includes rapper Dangerous Bunny, and all of the motion goes down this Sunday, Feb. 8.

In fact, one of many greatest questions heading into the weekend is the best way to watch the Tremendous Bowl, because it does not air on the identical channel yearly and rotates yearly between CBS, FOX, NBC, and ABC/ESPN. Fox dealt with the published final yr, however this yr it is NBC’s flip — which suggests the place (and the way) you tune in seems to be a little bit completely different.

For starters, when you’ve got cable or a reside TV streaming service subscription (like YouTube TV or Sling TV), the one place you can catch the sport can be on NBC, the place pre-game protection begins at 1pm EST (10am PST), with the precise recreation kicking off at 6:30pm ET (3:30pm PST).

If you do not have cable or a reside TV subscription, the one streaming service airing the sport reside can be Peacock, NBC’s official streaming service. Nonetheless, it is not free, and you will want a Peacock Premium subscription to look at the Tremendous Bowl, which prices $11 per 30 days or $110 per yr.

You may’t watch the Tremendous Bowl without cost this yr

The most affordable option to watch is Peacock

The most important bummer about this yr’s Tremendous Bowl is that there is no actual option to watch it without cost. Final yr, when Fox dealt with the published, it made the sport accessible to stream without cost on Tubi, its free ad-supported TV (FAST) streaming service.

This yr, NBC is not taking the identical method. The sport will not be free to look at, and there are not any Peacock free trials floating round proper now both. Sadly, which means if you wish to tune in, you will want a digital antenna, a reside TV streaming subscription, or Peacock. That mentioned, there are many reside TV streaming providers carrying the sport, together with YouTube TV, DirecTV, and Sling TV.

The most affordable reside TV possibility is Sling TV. You may watch NBC with its Sling Blue plan, which prices $46 a month. Subsequent up is DirecTV, the place essentially the most inexpensive option to get NBC is thru its MySports Style Pack for $70 a month, which additionally contains a number of different sports activities channels. Lastly, there’s YouTube TV, which additionally carries NBC. It usually prices $83 a month, however new subscribers can snag a promo that drops the primary two months to $60 per 30 days ($23 off), saving $46 complete.

Total, should you’re watching on reside TV, NBC is the place you will discover the Tremendous Bowl. In case you’re streaming, Peacock is the place to go, and it is also the most affordable possibility. The sport kicks off this Sunday, Feb. 8, with pregame protection beginning at 1pm ET (10 am PT), and kickoff is ready for six:30pm ET (3:30 pm PT).