I Had Fun Watching The Saints Game On Nickelodeon
At any point during the Saints playoff game with the Bears, did you switch over to Nickelodeon? The kids channel s coverage was getting tons of heat on the internet even before the game started from fans of both teams. I have to admit, the first time I heard the news, my initial reaction was
you got to be kidding me.
Around the second quarter, I decided to give it a chance. And boy, I m I glad I did. The hosts did a great job explaining the game to their young viewers and their graphics were awesome. Every time a team scored, they would have slim cannons going off. When I was a kid, my best memories of watching Nickelodeon came from their show
New York Post sports columnist Andrew Marchand and I discussed CBS s decision to simulcast Sunday s Bears-Saints playoff game on Nickelodeon.
My take was that the telecast didn t make any sense because kids these days don t even watch linear television.
Well, I m an idiot because that take was so bad and so dumb. Whether it was CBS s intention or not, the Nickelodeon telecast was a huge success on social media. But it wasn t a hit because it appealed to young kids. Rather, it appealed to older people who enjoyed taking a trip down memory lane. It also appealed to people who want more lightheartedness in their football broadcasts.