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Super Bowl 50: A viewer's guide to Super Bowl Sunday

Jesse Yomtov
USA TODAY Sports

An unofficial national holiday, Super Bowl Sunday gets larger every year. This year we’re treated to a full day of pregame coverage leading up to kickoff at 6:30 p.m. ET, as well as other enormously popular events like the Puppy Bowl.

A view of the Super Bowl 50 logo on a tent outside of Levi's Stadium.

Here’s a guide to help you make the most of the day (all times Eastern):

Pregame coverage

9 a.m. – Gameday Morning (NFL Network) – Running until 5:30 p.m., the day-long show features Brett Favre live, and segments with Kobe Bryant and Derek Jeter discussing Peyton Manning’s.

11 a.m. – Super Bowl 50: Before They Were Pros (CBS) – NFL Films follows players and legends as they go back to their roots.

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Noon – Road to the Super Bowl (CBS) – NFL Films’ annual look back at the best sights and sounds from the 2015 season, featuring nearly 100 players and coaches mic’d up.

1 p.m. – Phil Simms All-Iron Team: Super Bowl Edition (CBS) – Simms highlights players and coaches from each decade of the Super Bowl, include Joe Namath, Mike Singletary and Deion Sanders.

2 p.m. – Super Bowl Today (CBS) – The four-hour pregame show features an interview with President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, conducted by Gayle King.

6 p.m. – Kickoff show (CBS) – Musical performances, a special tribute to Super Bowl MVPs, team intros and the national anthem performed by Lady Gaga,

6:30 p.m. - Super Bowl 50 kicks off on CBS.

Adorable programming

Kitten Bowl - 12 p.m. ET, Hallmark Channel - In its third year, the Kitten Bowl features 44 felines with names like Rob Gron-Cat-Ski and Jason Pierre-Paw.

Puppy Bowl - 3 p.m. ET, Animal Planet  The 12th edition is two hours long and includes 49 puppies from 44 different animal shelters and rescue organizations nationwide.

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