Exactly what month does the Super Bowl start?

Answer 1

Super Bowl XLVIISuper Bowl XLVII (Super Bowl 47, 2013 Super Bowl) kickoff will probably occur a little after 6:30 PM Eastern Standard Time.

• The official Super Bowl site lists 6:30 Eastern as the kickoff time
• After the AFC game, CBS broadcasters announced that kickoff would occur at 6:29 p.m.
• 6:00 Eastern is usually the time when the broadcasting network (in this case CBS) switches from their pre-game shows to the official broadcast (though technically it's still a pre-game show).
• In previous years, various sites listed various start times, usually down to the specific minute. For Super Bowl 42, FOX (which was broadcasting the game) announced kickoff for 6:17, the NFL said 6:18, and the site hosting the Super Bowl said 6:30. Actual kickoff was 6:32.

So if you'd like to catch some of the pre-game hype, turn on your TVs by 6. But don't expect the game to actually start before 6:30.

United States times by region:

6:30 p.m. Eastern

5:30 p.m. Central

4:30 p.m. Mountain

3:30 p.m. Pacific

Quick additional tidbits for Super Bowl XLVII:

• Date: Sunday, February 3, 2013
• Location: Superdome, New Orleans LA
• Halftime: Beyonce
• National Anthem: Alicia Keys

Answer 2

The Super Bowl is usually played in late January or early February.

Answer 3

The Super Bowl is usually played the first or second Sunday in February.