Disney+ to stream Super Bowl LXI live as ESPN takes its first Super Bowl
Disney+ will stream Super Bowl LXI live on 14 February 2027. The game airs the same day on ESPN and ABC, and every Disney+ subscriber in the US will be able to watch it there.
The game kicks off at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The venue last staged the championship in 2022. It will be ESPN's first Super Bowl production, according to Variety.
In the US, Disney+ subscribers will get the traditional game presentation from ESPN and ABC. That is the main commentary feed most viewers know. The call comes from Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, with Lisa Salters and Laura Rutledge on the sidelines.
A Spanish-language option will also be available. US subscribers can watch the ESPN Deportes telecast on Disney+.
Outside the US, Disney+ will carry ESPN's feed in more than 55 international markets. Those include Latin America, Brazil, the Caribbean, South Africa, and Australia and New Zealand. ESPN's traditional TV channels, linear platforms meaning regular broadcast and cable outlets, will show the game in more than 130 countries and territories.
There is another route for overseas fans. DAZN holds streaming rights for the 2026-27 NFL season outside the US and China, including the Super Bowl, in more than 200 countries through its NFL Game Pass package.
The Super Bowl stream follows two regular-season Monday Night Football games on Disney+. The first is Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles on Monday, 26 October in Week 7. All of ESPN's Monday Night Football games and Super Bowl programming will also stay on the ESPN App in the US.
The business side is already locked. Disney said in August that commercial slots — ad inventory, meaning paid breaks sold to sponsors — had sold out. Fifty-eight brands across 34 categories have bought units, including nine first-time Super Bowl advertisers.
For fans, this means fewer hoops. No extra sports bundle is needed if you already pay for Disney+.
What makes this stand out is scale. ABC is set for The Grammys, The Oscars and the Super Bowl in 2027. ESPN has framed the season as "The Year of the Super Bowl" and launched a "We're Going" marketing campaign after Super Bowl LX, according to Disney.
