Most Super Bowls kick off at 6:30 p.m. Eastern and usually finish a little after 10 p.m. Eastern, so you’re typically looking at about 3.5 to just under 4 hours of game time plus halftime.

Typical end time window

  • Average Super Bowl length over the last couple of decades is around 3 hours 35–40 minutes.
  • With a 6:30 p.m. ET kickoff, that usually means the final whistle somewhere between about 10:00 and 10:30 p.m. ET.
  • A recent example: Super Bowl LIX in 2025 ended at about 10:07 p.m. ET after a 6:30 p.m. kickoff.

Why it can run long

  • The Super Bowl has an extended halftime show (around 30 minutes instead of the usual 12), plus extra pregame and in-game ceremonies.
  • Commercial breaks are more frequent and longer than in a regular game, which stretches the overall runtime.
  • Close games, many penalties, reviews, or injuries can push the finish toward the later side of that 10:00–10:30 p.m. window.

If you’re planning your night

  • Expect “real football” to be done by around 10–10:30 p.m. ET in most years.
  • Postgame coverage, trophy presentation, and analysis can keep Super Bowl content going well past that, often “late into the night” on sports networks.

So if you’ve got work or school the next day, planning as if the game will wrap around 10–10:30 p.m. ET is usually a safe bet, and anything earlier is a bonus.

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