2026 Super Bowl Ads: A lively ranking of hits, misses, and memes

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An opinionated roundup ranking the best and worst 2026 Super Bowl commercials, highlighting standout spots like Novartis’s Relax Your Tight End, Raisin Bran’s Will Shat, Hellmann’s Sweet Sandwich Time, Instacart’s For Papa, and Jeep’s Billy Bass, while noting CGI quirks, pop-culture jokes, and the ad rebound that followed a rough late-2010s stretch, with updates promised as more spots air.
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