When Does The Super Bowl Actually Start? Official Kickoff Time, Event Schedule For 2017 Game

There are only a few hours left before Super Bowl LI, when the Atlanta Falcons will face the New England Patriots for the NFL championship title. Pregame coverage is already on, but if you're still planning your day, here’s the full schedule of the kickoff, the game and postgame coverage.

Catch it on Fox and Fox Deportes in Spanish with announcers Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Chris Myers.

1 p.m. EST: “Fox Super Bowl Kickoff” starts. This is the official Super Bowl kickoff show, hosted by Charissa Thompson, Dave Wannstedt, Charles Tillman and Colin Cowherd.

2 p.m. EST: The pregame show will feature Fox host Curt Menafee, Super Bowl-winning coach Jimmy Johnson and football stars Michael Strahan, Terry Bradshaw and Howie Long. The show will go until 6:30 p.m., when the game officially starts...

4 p.m. EST: … except for a break at 4 p.m. It’s not just football pundits who will be on your screen — at this time, Fox News host Bill O’Reilly will interview President Donald Trump.

6:30 p.m. EST: This NFL's formal start time for the Super Bowl, but the kickoff isn’t going to be exactly at 6:30 p.m. Performers will be singing patriotic songs first. Country star Luke Bryan will sing the “The Star-Spangled Banner,” and then three of the original cast members of the Broadway show “Hamilton” — Renée Elise Goldsberry, Phillipa Soo, and Jasmine Cephas Jones — will sing “America The Beautiful.”

6:39 p.m. EST: This is about when the actual kickoff will be.

7:30 - 8 p.m. EST: The start time of the halftime show depends on how long the first two quarters of the game last. But it usually begins between 7:30 and 8 p.m. Lady Gaga will perform, and Tony Bennett will introduce her. You never know what other surprise guests will show up, too.

After that, the game usually lasts until about 10 p.m. You can see post-game coverage on Fox with Bradshaw as NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell presents the Lombardi Trophy to the winning team. Then, Menefee, Bradshaw, Long, Strahan and Johnson will recap the game. On ESPN, "SportsCenter" is scheduled to air at 10 p.m., followed by "NFL Primetime" at 10:30 p.m. It'll be hosted by Chris Berman, Randy Moss and Steve Young.