Super Bowl LXI will stream live on Disney+ on Feb. 14, 2027, marking ESPN’s first-ever production of the championship game.
When the whistle blows for Super Bowl LXI on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2027, the game will be accessible in living rooms and on screens far beyond the reach of traditional cable. In a move that cements the shift toward digital sports consumption. Disney+ will livestream the championship match. marking the first time the game will be available on the platform in both English and Spanish.
The broadcast will reach viewers across more than 55 international markets—including Australia. New Zealand. the Caribbean. South Africa. Brazil. and Latin America—while simultaneously reaching American audiences. For the veteran commentary team of Joe Buck. Troy Aikman. Lisa Salters. and Laura Rutledge. the assignment represents a new frontier. ESPN will handle the production, which also serves as the first time ABC has broadcast the big game since 2006.
Behind the scenes, the mechanics of the event are already set. The game will take place at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. California. marking the ninth time the Greater Los Angeles area has hosted the event. It is a calendar anomaly: the game falls on Valentine’s Day and the start of Presidents’ Day weekend. While the halftime show performer remains under wraps, the business side of the event is effectively closed. During an August Q3 earnings call. Disney revealed that commercial inventory for the game is entirely sold out—the earliest a network has ever achieved this milestone. Fifty-eight brands have secured spots, nine of which are first-time Super Bowl advertisers.
This expansion into streaming is a deliberate progression for the network. This fall, Disney+ will host two Monday Night Football livestreams, starting with the Oct. 26 matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles. A second game for this season is expected to be announced later. While the ESPN App will continue to host Monday Night Football games and Super Bowl-related programming domestically. the push onto the Disney+ platform reflects a broader strategy to centralize sports viewing. The sheer scale of such a broadcast is underscored by recent history; when the 2026 Super Bowl aired on NBC and streamed on Peacock from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. it drew 125 million viewers globally. peaking at 137 million.
To manage the massive influx of coverage. ESPN plans to anchor its pre-game operations at a purpose-built hub on Santa Monica Beach. Outside of the United States. ESPN’s linear platforms will carry the broadcast in more than 130 countries and territories. ensuring the signal reaches a truly global audience.
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