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the Super Bowl Two weeks later, and if you also enjoy sporting events that involve tail wagging and pulling miniature toys and limbs, you can watch the good boys and girls face off in the 22nd Puppy Bowl.
Puppy Bowl XXII will feature 150 dogs from 72 shelters — the largest group of dogs to date — before the Super Bowl airs on Sunday, February 8 at 6:30 PM ET/3:30 PM PT. Gentle competitors will vigorously compete for the Lombarki Cup as part of Team Ruff or Team Fluff. If you liked the details of this dog game, here’s how to watch the 2026 Puppy Bowl.
How to watch Puppy Bowl 2026
Puppy Bowl 2026 will start on 2 PM ET/11 AM PT on Sunday 8 February It will stream simulcast on HBO Max, Discovery Plus, Discovery, Animal Planet, TBS and TruTV. The Puppy Combine pre-show will air at 1 PM ET/10 AM PT.
What to expect during Puppy Bowl 2026
The three-hour spectacle will include play-by-play commentary from sportscasters Steve Levy and Taylor Roxx, puppy cheerleading squads, adoptable animals, and a halftime event focusing on senior dogs. Team Oldies and Team Goldies will be lending their feet to the first-ever exhibition game centered around older canines.
The 2026 bowl will include 15 puppies with special needs. Some of the furry athletes’ backstories will also be highlighted, which includes a segment with Buffalo Bills wide receiver Khalil Shakir and Boone, a Boston terrier beagle included in the Puppy Bowl. As with last year, there will be a preview of the Puppy Combine, where 10 dogs will participate in hands-on exercises with the hopes of being the top pick in the Puppy Bowl draft.
There are three versions of HBO Max: Basic With Ads, which costs $11 per month or $110 per year, Standard, which costs $18.50 per month or $185 per year, and Premium, which costs $23 per month or $230 per year. You can choose a bundle from HBO Max, Hulu, Disney Plus, or HBO Max Student discount. Read our review of Streaming service here.
Outside of HBO Max, Discovery Plus is a way to stream content from brands like HGTV, Food Network, TLC, ID, Animal Planet, and Discovery Channel. The service costs $6 per month with ads and $10 per month without ads.
Philo is a live TV streaming service that lets you watch Discovery and Animal Planet, both of which will feature the Puppy Bowl. Although it doesn’t have as many channels as more expensive competitors like YouTube TV, it does have Lifetime, TLC, Game Show Network, Hallmark Channel, A&E, AMC, and more. A $33 per month Philo subscription also comes with access to ad-based HBO Max and Discovery Plus.
Sling TV will give you access to TBS regardless of whether you have the Orange plan, which costs $46, or the Blue plan, which costs up to $55. Depending on where you live. Blue also includes Discovery and truTV channels with Puppy Bowl.