NFL on Nickelodeon

The NFL on Nickelodeon is the branding used for broadcasts of National Football League (NFL) games that are produced by CBS Sports, and broadcast on the American pay televisionchannelNickelodeon. The telecast is a basic simulcast of the CBS television feed, but features different on-screen graphics, different play-by-play announcers, special features and guests, special on-screen effects, and network branding. The telecasts are geared toward children and families, and typically feature characters from Nickelodeon programming such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, as well as hosts and correspondents from NFL Slimetime. Since 2020, one or two games each season have been selected for the special airing on Nickelodeon.

The first telecast took place during the playoffs of the 2020 NFL season. Nickelodeon aired a one-time experimental simulcast in coordination with CBS of the Chicago Bears–New Orleans SaintsWild Card game. This marked the first time that a major live sporting event was broadcast on the channel. Following positive reception from media and fans, Nickelodeon announced that the simulcast would return in the 2021 season for a Wild Card playoff game between the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys.

In 2022–2023, the simulcast was used for Christmas Day games. Later in the 2023 season, it was utilized for Super Bowl LVIII. The most-recent game on Nickelodeon was a Wild Card game in January 2025.