How long is the Super Bowl? Average running-time, game length and half-time show

Posted by author January 27, 2025 Football

The Super Bowl is the pinnacle of a sport defined by numbers but perhaps the most important one for fans is how long it actually is.

The biggest game in the NFL is usually the longest of the season but often that’s all down to the spectacle rather than the action itself.

A power cut at the Superdome was responsible for the longest-ever Super BowlCredit: Getty

Last season, the Kansas City Chiefs became the first team to win back-to-back Super Bowls since the New England Patriots in 2004.

Patrick Mahomes and co will bid to make it three from three this year with 17-time Grammy-winner Kendrick Lamar performing at the world-famous half-time show.

And after beating the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship 32-29 game, the Chiefs have a very good chance of the three-peat, but standing in their way are the Philadelphia Eagles.

It is a repeat of the 2023 final, where the Chiefs came out on top.

How long does the Super Bowl last?

The match itself is standard American football rules of one hour of action divided into four equal quarters of 15 minutes apiece.

However, in typical NFL fashion, it’s never that simple and the whole event can actually take over 4 hours.

The longest Super Bowl in history clocked in at four hours and 14 minutes following a power outage at the Superdome at Super Bowl XLVII in 2013 – which is the same venue for this year’s edition!

The clock stops at various points in an NFL game but the majority of the extra time is due to the Halftime Show.

Halftime during the regular season is 15 minutes but the length at the Super Bowl is typically doubled.

This is not just for the music artists’ performance, but the time needed to set up and take down the stage and pyrotechnics.

There are also lots of commercial breaks during the Super Bowl, with the prime-time TV slot featuring over 100 adverts!

In 2025, the estimated cost of a 30-second ad spot for Super Bowl LIX will be $7million.

The Super Bowl is much longer than your average NFL regular-season game

Super Bowl 2025: Date and UK start time

Super Bowl LIX will take place on Sunday, February 9.

It will be held at Caesars Superdome in Louisiana, home stadium of the New Orleans Saints.

Kick-off is scheduled for 11:30pm UK time, with the half-time show expected at around 1am.

The match should finish at around 3am on Monday morning UK time.

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Super Bowl 2025: How to follow

talkSPORT will live coverage of the Super Bowl.

Will Gavin will be your play-by-play commentator, with NFL expert Gregg Rosenthal providing analysis.

Our build-up will start at 10:30pm, and there will also be a watch-a-long on the talkSPORT End Zone YouTube channel.

There will also be a swathe of exclusive interviews in the week leading up to the Super Bowl, and talkSPORT.com will also have build-up and all the reaction.

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.

You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

In the UK, the Super Bowl will be broadcast on two different TV channels.

Fans can watch the action for free on ITV.

The game is going to be shown on ITV1 on television and you can also watch live online via laptop, mobile or tablet devices on ITVX.

Alternatively, Sky Sports will also be broadcasting the action.

Details on how to watch can be found here and you can also tune in online on Sky Go, NOW TV or via the Sky Sports mobile app.