It looks like you won't have to choose between watching the Kansas City Chiefs go against the Philadelphia Eagles at this year's Super Bowl and Episode 5 of The Last of Us on February 12. In what's an unprecedented move, HBO has moved the premiere date of The Last of Us Episode 5 two days earlier to February 10 at 9:00 PM / 6:00 PM PST. This means that it won't be splitting its Sunday night show with Super Bowl LVII.

Technically, The Last of Us Episode 5 will still air on February 12 at its usual timeslot on HBO. However, it will be available to watch on HBO Max and HBO On Demand starting February 10.

We recommend going with the latter given how immensely popular HBO's The Last of Us has become. After a record-setting premiere episode and a larger follow-up, Episode 3 was the series' most-watched and most divisive episode yet.

At this point, it wouldn't surprise us if the recently-concluded Episode 4 will continue the series' upwards trend, bucking any and all expectations.

What's more interesting here is HBO's willingness to cede its usual Sunday night programming. It didn't make way for this year's Grammy awards, but with the season finale expected to air around the same time as the 95th Academy Awards on March 12, we're curious to see if HBO will move the show's premiere forward. Then again, there's a difference between one of the most prestigious sporting events in the world and an awards ceremony that's been struggling to retain viewership in recent years.

Case in point, last year's Super Bowl saw 99.18 million viewers in the United States watch the Los Angeles Rams win against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Speaking of this year's Super Bowl, fans can look forward to watching new trailers for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Flash, Fast X, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, The Little Mermaid, Elemental, Scream 6, Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts at Super Bowl LVII.