Sheryl Crow, John Legend Headline ‘America’s Tailgate’ Tonight on CBS—Here’s How to Watch!
Get ready for football season with music, food and fun—find out everything to know!
Key Takeaways
- 'America's Tailgate' airs tonight at 8 p.m. ET on CBS with Sheryl Crow and John Legend!
- Stream the special on Paramount+ Premium live or on-demand, or Essential the next day.
- The Nashville show features music, NFL stars, superfans and mouthwatering game day recipes.
Football season is officially kicking off the fun! And CBS is bringing a little Nashville energy to NFL opening week with tonight’s debut of America’s Tailgate! The two-hour Labor Day television special celebrates football, music and the superfans who make every game day one to remember. The Nashville-set TV special will feature a little bit of everything—from delicious food segments to musical performances from Sheryl Crow and John Legend.
Ready to join the celebration? Keep scrolling for everything you need to know about how to watch, who’s performing and what makes this special can’t-miss!
Plus, Woman’s World attended last night’s show taping where we caught up with Sugarland’s Kristian Bush and country singer Gabby Barrett. Barrett shared what’s next for her musically and Bush filled us in on Sugarland’s upcoming tour and more!
What is ‘America’s Tailgate’?
Think of America’s Tailgate as a giant nationwide celebration…with Nashville as the backdrop!
The new special celebrates NFL opening week (which begins Wednesday, September 9) with a mix of live music, exciting games and activities, delicious food and appearances from some familiar faces in the NFL. As CBS puts it, the event celebrates “sport, culture and fun,” bringing together everything that makes a football weekend feel like an occasion. And because it’s Nashville, music is naturally a big part of the party.
“The best thing about summer ending is football starting and America’s Tailgate delivers on celebrating that awesome moment,” said Jesse Sisgold, president of Paramount Sports Entertainment and Skydance Sports.
“The event will bring the party to Nashville this season, pulling together music, food, football and, most importantly, the fans, for a special celebration for audiences worldwide to enjoy.”
When does ‘America’s Tailgate’ air?
The two-hour TV special airs on Labor Day, Monday September 7th, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET.
How to watch ‘America’s Tailgate’
Want to tune in on live television tonight? Well, the good news is that the show is streaming tonight on CBS nationwide. Just turn the channel to CBS!
If you’d rather stream the special later on, viewers can tune in on Paramount+! The fine print: Paramount+ Premium subscribers will have access to stream the show live as well as on-demand. Meanwhile, Paramount+ Essential subscribers will not have the option to stream live but will have access to stream it on-demand the day after the special airs!
Who’s performing—see the full list!
Music stars Sheryl Crow and John Legend headline the Nashville show along with country favorites Chase Rice, Gabby Barrett and Sugarland’s Kristian Bush.
Other appearances include NFL MVP and executive producer Josh Allen and The NFL Today’s Russell Wilson and Kyle Long. We’ll even meet a slew of NFL superfans who will share their stories of team devotion!
For those interested in cooking segments, there will be plenty of delicious recipes including Nashville hot chicken, Bourbon-based cocktails and more!
Catching up with stars before the event
America’s Tailgate airs on TV tonight but it was filmed last night beneath Nashville’s twinkling Broadway lights—and Woman’s World caught up with some of the star performers before they took the stage.
Grammy winner Kristian Bush, one half of the multi-platinum country duo Sugarland, shared exciting news about the band’s upcoming tour. “We hit the road in October and November of this year,” he told Woman’s World. “It’s the ‘Ride or Die’ tour which is fun because we’re celebrating the second record we put out called ‘Enjoy the Ride’—you’d know it by songs like ‘Want To’ or ‘Stay.’ That record changed our lives so we’re going to play a lot of tracks off it.”
We also caught up with country singer Gabby Barrett, who first captured hearts as a finalist on American Idol in 2018 before releasing her multi-platinum debut single “I Hope.” Recently, Barrett has been candid with fans on social media about the beautiful challenge of balancing motherhood and music.
“I just try to do the best that I can day in and day out and take it one day at a time,” she told us. “I feel like I’m in a very creative season right now with music, too. I’m living the coolest life just doing both—I’m grateful.” Gabby’s latest single “Every Minute of It” is out now.
Want to see Bush and Barrett perform together? You’re in luck! They team up for a very special musical tribute for tonight’s TV special!
Tune into America’s Tailgate at 8 p.m. ET on CBS tonight to watch all the fun.
Conversation
All comments are subject to our Community Guidelines. Woman's World does not endorse the opinions and views shared by our readers in our comment sections. Our comments section is a place where readers can engage in healthy, productive, lively, and respectful discussions. Offensive language, hate speech, personal attacks, and/or defamatory statements are not permitted. Advertising or spam is also prohibited.
