Puppy Bowl 2023: How to watch on TV and livestream from home

Are you Team Ruff or Team Fluff?
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Atmosphere during the Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl Cafe from Super Bowl Central on January 29, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona.
These pups will battle it all to win the championship. Credit: John Parra/Getty Images for Discovery.com

Everyone loves the Super Bowl. But the Super Bowl is particularly exciting when the football field is much, much smaller and the game is much, much shorter and all of the football players are puppies.

Get excited for the big game, and not featuring the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. I'm talking about Team Ruff or Team Fluff, who will be competing at the Puppy Bowl XIX at Geico Stadium.

The Puppy Bowl is an alternative to the big game aimed to bring awareness about animal adoption. It broadcasts the same day as the Super Bowl and is known for being a sweet, cute, and entertaining substitute to the game. During the Puppy Bowl, everyone wins, but especially the 122 adoptable pups from 67 animal shelters and rescues across the country. 

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How to watch the Puppy Bowl on TV

The Puppy Bowl is televised on none other than Animal Planet. You can also watch it on Discovery Channel and TBS. The pregame begins at 1 p.m. ET on the same day as the Super Bowl — Sunday, Feb. 12. The game officially starts at 2 p.m. ET and ends at 5 p.m. ET

How to stream the Puppy Bowl

If you don't have cable, you can watch the Puppy Bowl on HBO Max and Discovery+. You can also livestream it through the Animal Planet website or the Animal Planet app.

The Puppy Bowl is the real event you can't miss. And don't skip ahead during halftime — stick around to check out the Kitty Halftime Show, of course.

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Christianna Silva
Senior Culture Reporter

Christianna Silva is a senior culture reporter covering social platforms and the creator economy, with a focus on the intersection of social media, politics, and the economic systems that govern us. Since joining Mashable in 2021, they have reported extensively on meme creators, content moderation, and the nature of online creation under capitalism.

Before joining Mashable, they worked as an editor at NPR and MTV News, a reporter at Teen Vogue and VICE News, and as a stablehand at a mini-horse farm. You can follow her on Bluesky @christiannaj.bsky.social and Instagram @christianna_j.


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