Nickelodeon hosted a slimy 2024 Super Bowl broadcast, replete with Patrick commentary and Taylor Swift cam. There’s no going back.
The best Super Bowl of 2024 wasn’t broadcast by CBS out of the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. It took place beneath the crystalline cartoon waters in Bikini Bottom.
For the first time ever, CBS Sports and Nickelodeon teamed up to provide viewers with an official alternate broadcast of the big game. This year, those tuning into the 2024 Super Bowl on Sunday had an option to choose between watching the standard telecast or a Nickelodeon broadcast hosted by none other than SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star. While I appreciate the standard telecast for all its blockbuster-sized commercials, I’m here to tell you that Nickelodeon’s broadcast is my new standard, whenever the rights-holder stars align.
Over on Nick — the actual channel, as the event wasn’t streamed — animated versions of SpongeBob and Patrick hosted the show alongside CBS Sports analyst Nate Burleson and announcer Noah Eagle. While the two professional sports announcers brought classic NFL banter to the game, a lot of the commentary also consisted of the two animated characters (played by Tom Kenny and Bill Fagerbakke, respectively) singing songs like “Best Day Ever” and telling tons of corny jokes.
