What Time Does Super Bowl LI Start? Actual Kickoff Time, TV Pregame Schedule And More Before Atlanta Falcons vs.New England Patriots

It’s almost time for the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons to decide who will be crowned the winner of Super Bowl LI. The two sides will clash Sunday night at NRG Stadium in Houston but not before the commencement of Super Bowl parties and tailgates, as well as FOX’s plan to broadcast over seven hours of pregame content leading up to the championship.

Here's the full pre-game schedule and the exact time you can tune in for the kickoff.

11 a.m. EST: FOX’s coverage begins with the airing of “Road to the Super Bowl,” an hour-long program produced by NFL Films that rehashes the entire 2016 regular season with highlights and how we got to Super Bowl LI.

12 p.m. EST: Next up is a supped up episode of Fox Sports 1’s “Undisputed,” featuring pundits Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe, called “Skip and Shannon: Undisputed Super Bowl Special.” The debate-style show will likely focus on the matchup and prognostications.

1 p.m. EST: The official kickoff show will then start with Charissa Thompson acting as host of “Fox Super Bowl Kickoff” with former coach Dave Wannstedt, Charles Tillman and Colin Cowherd.

2 p.m. EST: The pregame show will then commence with Fox’s regular studio stars, including host Curt Menafee, former Steelers great Terry Bradshaw, Giants champion Michael Strahan, Howie Long and Super Bowl-winning coach Jimmy Johnson.

The pregame show will run until about 6:30 p.m., and during that time frame an interview of President Donald Trump, conducted by Fox News host Bill O’Reilly, will also air. O'Reilly previously interviewed Barack Obama before the Super Bowl.

6:30 p.m. EST: The NFL lists the game’s start time as 6:30 p.m., however, the national anthem and “American the Beautiful” will be sung just before kickoff. Country star Luke Bryan will belt out “The Star-Spangled Banner” and then three original cast members of the smash-hit musical “Hamilton” – Renee Elise Goldberry, Jasmine Cephas Jones and Phillipa Soo – will sing the final song.

Soon after, the Falcons and Patriots will kick off.

Actual Kickoff Time: Just about 6:39 p.m. EST

TV Channel: FOX and FOX Deportes (Spanish)