Super Bowl LVIII will be unlike any other Super Bowl before. This year’s NFL championship game – between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs – will begin in just one day. Not only is the big game airing on CBS Sports, but this rematch of the Super Bowl from four years ago, which Kansas City won 31-20, will be the first Super Bowl to feature an alternative television broadcast on Nickelodeon.
CBS will air the traditional telecast of the game this year, while Nickelodeon will air the kids’ (and family-friendly) telecast with SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star in the broadcast booth. The CBS broadcast will be available to stream via Paramount+, one of several ways to watch the game on an OTT device.
What is an OTT device, you ask? Any device that is not a desktop, laptop or mobile, but is used to consume excessive content. Examples include Smart TVs, Apple TVs, Chromecast, PlayStation, Xbox, Amazon Fire Sticks, and other streaming devices, including Pluto TV (owned by Paramount).
For cable users, the game can be streamed live on CBS.com, on Paramount+ or on any live TV streaming service carrying the channel. For non-cable users, you can watch the Super Bowl online through live TV streaming services offered by CBS, including DirecTV Stream, Fubo and Paramount+ (links for each available by clicking on the OTT service you want to watch the match).
Paramount+ can be streamed on a number of supported devices, including iPhones, iPads, Apple TV, Fire TV, PlayStation 4 and 5, Roku TV, Xbox, and Google TV.
How to watch
Date: Sunday February 11 | Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
Location: Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas)
TV: CBS/Nickelodeon | Flow: Paramount+
Follow: CBS Sports app
Keep in mind this is for the CBS broadcast only. The Nickelodeon stream is exclusive to Nickelodeon. For those who want to watch the traditional show, there are plenty of ways to tune in!
How to watch The NFL Today pregame show
- TV: CBS
- Flow: Available through Paramount+ on all platforms, or connect with your TV provider on the CBS.com or CBS Sports apps
- 11:30 a.m. – NFL Slimetime — Hosted by Nate Burleson and Young Dylan.
- Noon – On the road to the Super Bowl –NFL Movies
- 1:00 p.m. — You’re watching live!
- 2:00 p.m. – The NFL today –Anchored by James Brown with analysts Phil Simms, Bill Cowher, Nate Burleson, Boomer Esiason and JJ Watt.
- 6:00 p.m. – Super Bowl on CBS Kickoff Show — Singing of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and “America the Beautiful”; drawing of lots and presentation of the teams.
- 6:30 p.m. — SUPER BOWL LVIII — Jim Nantz and Tony Romo set the tone with Tracy Wolfson, Evan Washburn, Jay Feely and Gene Steratore. (Armando Quintero and Benny Ricardo on SAP Spanish coverage.)
- Postgame – The NFL Today Postgame Show — Jim Nantz will present the Vince Lombardi Trophy to the champions.
