What time and pre/postgame coverage will accompany the 2026 Super Bowl alternative halftime show?

1. What Turning Point USA actually announced — and what it did not

Turning Point USA publicly launched “The All American Halftime Show” on Oct. 9, 2025 via social posts and a dedicated website, framing the event as a conservative counterprogram to Bad Bunny’s Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show ^{[1] [2]}. Reporting confirms the event is scheduled for the same day as the Super Bowl, February 8, 2026, and is explicitly intended to run as an alternate halftime spectacle ^{[5] [6]}. Available sources do not provide a detailed running order, start time, or explicit pre- and postgame broadcast plan for the Turning Point event ^{[3] [1]}.

2. How close the alternative show will be to the NFL’s halftime window

News reports and local coverage emphasize that Turning Point planned to “coincide” with the NFL halftime, aiming to offer programming during the same slot when Bad Bunny performs ^{[6] [5]}. Multiple outlets say the TPUSA event is meant to run “at the exact same time” as the NFL halftime show, indicating synchronized counterprogramming rather than a separate pre- or postgame special ^{[6] [5]}. Exact clock times for TPUSA’s broadcast were not reported in the cited stories ^[3].

3. What we know about pregame acts and official Super Bowl coverage

The NFL’s Super Bowl LX schedule and artist lineup are public: the NFL announced Bad Bunny as the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show headliner for Feb. 8, 2026, at Levi’s Stadium, and NBC (and partners) will carry the national broadcast — with pregame performers announced later, including artists slated to sing the national anthem and other pregame pieces ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}. Entertainment reporting lists Charlie Puth, Brandi Carlile and Coco Jones among pregame performers for the NFL’s telecast ^{[9] [10]}. These are part of the official in-game pre-halftime coverage; they are separate from any Turning Point programming ^{[7] [10]}.

4. What outlets and spokespeople have said about timing and talent for the rival show

Turning Point’s spokesman told media the alternative halftime show was driven by online support and designed as a response to backlash over Bad Bunny; he also said the organization had not yet finalized or publicly announced performer names at the time of that reporting ^[3]. Some outlets speculated about potential performers (including conservative-era artists) but those lineups were unconfirmed in the reporting cited ^{[5] [2]}. Therefore, claims of a published TPUSA lineup or broadcast partner are not substantiated in these sources ^{[3] [1]}.

5. Competing narratives and political context

Mainstream outlets framed TPUSA’s event as politically motivated counterprogramming in reaction to the NFL’s artist choice; conservative-leaning outlets and TPUSA described it as an “All American” celebration of faith, family and freedom ^{[2] [5] [4]}. The coverage makes clear this is as much a cultural and political statement as an entertainment alternative — an implicit agenda TPUSA acknowledges by positioning the event as a values-based rebuttal ^{[2] [5]}.

6. Limitations in the reporting and what to watch for next

Current reporting establishes date and intent but lacks specifics on exact start/end times, TV or streaming distribution, and confirmed performer rosters for the TPUSA show ^{[1] [3]}. If you need definitive pre- and postgame times or viewing instructions for the alternative halftime show, follow primary announcements from Turning Point USA or coverage updates from mainstream outlets; those details were not in the sources cited here ^{[3] [1]}.

Summary: the alternative “All American Halftime Show” is scheduled for Feb. 8, 2026 to run concurrent with the Super Bowl halftime, but detailed pre/postgame timing, confirmed performers and broadcast partners were not provided in the current reporting ^{[1] [3] [5]}.