What time is the Super Bowl? That's a question about Super Bowl XLVIII, featuring the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks, that a lot of people are asking: What time is Super Bowl XLVIII? Specifically, when is the Super Bowl kickoff? Put another way: What is the kickoff time for the Super Bowl? Here is the answer, in one amazing chart of all kickoff times in the history of the Super Bowl, culminating in the kickoff time for Super Bowl XLVIII.

Now when anyone asks, When does the Super Bowl start?, you can tell them exactly what time the Super Bowl begins. The Super Bowl begins at 6:30 p.m. EST. (West coast readers: Please see here.)

Update: To better serve our audience, who may be confused about precisely how to render the term "Super Bowl," we have updated the headline and are appending the following:

What time is the Superbowl? That's a question about Superbowl XLVIII, featuring the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks, that a lot of people are asking: What time is Superbowl XLVIII? Specifically, when is the Superbowl kickoff? Put another way: What is the kickoff time for the Superbowl? Here is the answer, in one amazing chart of all kickoff times in the history of the Superbowl, culminating in the kickoff time for Superbowl XLVIII.

Now when anyone asks, When does the Super Bowl start?, you can tell them exactly what time the Superbowl begins. The Superbowl begins at 6:30 p.m. EST.

[Chart by Reuben Fischer-Baum]