# Everything You Need to Know about Super Bowl Sunday 2022 > Cya is a platform for watching movies, shows and live events together online with friends, creators and audiences, with synced playback, live video interaction and ticketing. Revisit Cya’s guide to Super Bowl Sunday 2022, covering the championship’s background and the shared experience of watching the game. [Canonical HTML](https://cya.live/info/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-superbowl-sunday-2022) Author: Yuliya V. Published: 2022-02-01T16:16:13+00:00 Updated: 2023-02-17T03:02:08+00:00 ## What is the Super Bowl? The Super Bowl is the **annual championship game in the National Football League (NFL).** It replaced the NFL Championship Game beginning in 1967. Winning teams were awarded the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named after the coach who won the first two Super Bowl games. The NFL restricts the use of its “Super Bowl” trademark, and so the Super Bowl is frequently referred to as the “big game” or other generic terms by non-sponsoring corporations. The day the game is played is often referred to as Super Bowl Sunday or Super Sunday. Here is everything you need to know about Super Bowl Sunday 2022. ## Why is the Super Bowl always on a Sunday? The Super Bowl has traditionally always been played on a Sunday, often called “Super Bowl Sunday”. The reason why the Super Bowl is always on a Sunday is because of **T****he Sports Broadcasting Act, passed in 1961. It set the NFL’s broadcasting days to Sundays in order to protect the interest of college and high school football games, which are typically played on Friday and Saturday.** In North America, college and high school football games have become increasingly popular due to long standing traditions and heavy marketing. In the past Super bowls were played on Sundays in mid January, or the first week of February, until switching to the second week of February in 2004. ## Why is the Super Bowl so popular? The Super Bowl is one of the most-watched sporting events in the world drawing in over [90 millions viewers](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/09/super-bowl-ratings-game-fails-to-attract-more-than-100-million-viewers.html#:~:text=The%20NFL's%202021%20Super%20Bowl,Colts%20played%20the%20Chicago%20Bears.) annually. There are two main reasons why the **Super Bowl is one of the most watched sporting events in the world.** Firstly, unlike other championships **the winner is decided in one game, instead of a 7 – part series**. This puts more emphasis on the event, and the audience is more invested in the game knowing they will know the outcome without having to follow along multiple games in the upcoming weeks. Secondly, the game features a halftime show, with many interesting commercials specifically made for the event, with over 90 million viewers corporations are willing to pay a lot of money to get a commercial spot for their products. This entices **other not-so-sporty viewers to join in, there’s something for them to look forward to whether it’s a funny commercial or the halftime show with their favorite artists.** ## Where to watch the super bowl 2022? **There are many options available to watch the Super Bowl 2022, in Canada and the United States**. On cable it is aired on NBC, and streamed on Peacock, NBC Sports app, Hulu + Live Tv or Fubo TV. ## Where to watch the super bowl in Canada? **You can watch the Super Bowl 2022 in Canada on** Bell TV, [TSN](https://www.tsn.ca/), [CTV](https://www.ctv.ca/), and [DAZN](https://www.dazn.com/en-CA/welcome/). Head to [RDC](https://www.rds.ca/abonnement) to watch the Superbowl 2022 if you are in Quebec. Head to your TV provider’s website to find out which channels you have available, or if your plan includes web–streaming. ## Why are Super Bowl tickets so expensive? Super bowl tickets range from $7000 for the least favorable seating to a whooping $81,000 for a VIP package. The official marketplace for Super Bowl tickets is Ticketmaster, although many fans may have better luck buying Super Bowl tickets on the secondary market. **The Super Bowl tickets are so expensive given the multitude of the event, the presence of celebrities at the halftime show, and the importance of the outcome of the game.** Instead of paying for 7 different games to see a full championship series, the super bowl is the one stop game to find out who wins the NFL for that year. ## What is the halftime show? The halftime show **is a 30 minute performance during the Super Bowl which serves as entertainment and intermission for the spectators**. Over the decade the Super Bowl halftime show has had some incredibly noteworthy appearances including Michael Jackson (1993), Queen Latifah (1998), Phil Collins (2000), Enrique Iglesias (2000), NSYNC (2001), Prince (2007), Madonna with Usher, Cirque Du Soleil, and Nicki Minaj (2012), The Weeknd (2021) and many others. The most watched Super Bowl halftime show of all time is Katy Perry’s performance in 2015 with over 110 million viewers. The most re-watched halftime show on youtube is Jennifer Lopez and Shakira’s performance in 2020. ## Who is performing during the halftime show in Super Bowl 2022? **In 2022 the Super Bowl’s halftime performers will include **[Dr. Dre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Dre), Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar with an overall 90s theme. ## Explore more with Cya ### [Host Engaging Meet and Greets on Cya Live: A Guide for Creators](https://cya.live/info/meet-and-greet) Host meet and greets on Cya with shared videos, music, games and AMAs. 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