

Football fans everywhere will crowd around their TV sets and tablets come Sunday (Feb. 5), when the New England Patriots take on the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl 51. But the game-play is only half the fun. A plethora of brands have ponied up good money to run commercials in the game, for your viewing pleasure.
So far, roughly 50 spots from paid sponsors are confirmed for the national broadcast.
These five ads, which were released or teased online ahead of the game, have snagged the most attention so far on social media, according to iSpot.tv, which tracked shares and mentions of the ads on Facebook $META, Twitter $TWTR, and YouTube.
As Super Bowl ads get bigger, better, and more expensive, advertisers are looking for new ways to stand out in the game. Two brands are trying something new this year.
Celebrities are a staple in the Super Bowl and this year is no exception.
Netflix $NFLX and Hulu will also air trailers for their streaming originals for the first time. Hulu is promoting The Handmaid’s Tale and Netflix will offer an early look at the new season of Stranger Things. National Geographic ran a commercial for its first scripted series, Genius, during halftime, too.
It wouldn’t be the Super Bowl without at least a few surprises.
A handful of brands, like Google and Honda, are playing their commercial creative close to the vest. There may also be a few latecomers that haven’t announced their ad buys yet.
Quartz will keep this post updated as details continue to develop.
Update (Feb. 4 at 1:20pm ET): Updated to include Michelin’s spot, which premiered online Feb. 4.
Update (Feb. 5): Updated with ads that premiered ahead of or during the game.
Among this year’s other Super Bowl newcomers:
Major US movie studios including Walt Disney $DIS Co., Paramount $PARA Pictures, and Universal Studios are planning to release trailers for their upcoming flicks during the game. So far, Paramount has confirmed that it will offer a sneak peak at its forthcoming Scarlett Johansson-starring movie Ghost in the Shell $SHEL, Transformers: The Last Knight, and Baywatch.