Super Bowl LVIII

Super Bowl LVIII is the upcoming American football championship game of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2023 season and is scheduled to be played on February 11, 2024, at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.

Super Bowl LVIII
DateFebruary 11, 2024
Kickoff time3:30 p.m. PST (UTC-8)
StadiumAllegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada
Ceremonies
Halftime showUsher
TV in the United States
NetworkBroadcast:
CBS
Univision (Spanish)
Cable:
Nickelodeon (kids telecast)
Streaming:
Paramount+
NFL+/NFL.com/NFL app
Radio in the United States
NetworkWestwood One

This is the first Super Bowl that will be held in Nevada and the Las Vegas Valley area.[1][2] It will mark the third straight year that the Super Bowl has been played in the Western United States, following host cities Los Angeles, CA in 2022 and Phoenix, AZ in 2023. The game will be televised nationally by CBS and for the first time on the local language network Univision, streaming on Paramount+, and with a youth-oriented alternate broadcast on sister network Nickelodeon, marking the first time such a situation has occurred.[3] It is also the first simulcast of a Super Bowl since Super Bowl I.[4]

Background

Host selection

Allegiant Stadium, 2021

On May 23, 2018, the league initially selected New Orleans as the site for Super Bowl LVIII. The game, along with Super Bowl LVII, was part of a new awarding process implemented by the league that was introduced in Super Bowl LVI. In the past process, cities that wished to host a Super Bowl submitted bids, which were deliberated and voted upon at the league owners' meetings. The new process no longer allows cities to bid for the game; the league now chooses the potential candidates.[2]

In March 2020, the league and the NFLPA agreed to expand the regular season from 16 to 17 games beginning in 2021, pushing Super Bowl LVIII to February 11, 2024, and causing a conflict with New Orleans' Mardi Gras celebrations.[5] The league formally announced on October 14, 2020, that New Orleans would host Super Bowl LIX instead of Super Bowl LVIII,[6] and then announced on December 15, 2021, that Las Vegas was chosen as the new site.[7]

The official logo was unveiled on February 13, 2023; it follows the updated logo template introduced by Super Bowl LVI, with the traditional Roman numerals featuring imagery reflecting the host city/region (in this case, the skyline of the Las Vegas Strip and the Las Vegas sign). The numerals are also slanted inward to evoke the architecture of resorts such as the Bellagio and Wynn Las Vegas.[8][9]

Broadcasting

English

Super Bowl LVIII will be televised by CBS and streamed on Paramount+. It will be the first Super Bowl to be broadcast under the new 11-year NFL television contract, which begins a new four-year rotation between CBS, Fox, NBC, and ABC/ESPN.[4][10]

On August 1, 2023, CBS Sports announced that it will carry a youth-oriented alternate broadcast of the game on Paramount's sister network Nickelodeon. The network has aired alternate broadcasts of select NFL games (both regular season and playoffs) since 2020, but this will mark the first time that the Super Bowl will have an alternate broadcast.[11]

CBS is tentatively scheduled to air the series premiere of Tracker following the game.[12]

Spanish

After having sub-licensed the Spanish-language rights to its last three Super Bowl games to the Disney-owned ESPN Deportes,[13][14] TelevisaUnivision announced during its upfronts in May 2023 that it had reached an agreement with CBS to carry Super Bowl LVIII on one of its platforms. On September 16, 2023, it was announced that Univision will air the game, with coverage co-produced by TUDN and CBS Sports.[15][16]

Streaming

The game will be available to stream on Paramount+, and similar to the prior year for free on mobile devices and the web on the NFL app and NFL.com, in addition to the paid NFL+ app.[17]

Radio

Westwood One holds the national radio rights to the game.[18]

International

Entertainment

Halftime

On September 24, 2023, it was announced that American R&B singer Usher will headline the Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show.[21]

References

  1. "Las Vegas to host Super Bowl in 2024, sources say". Las Vegas Review-Journal. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  2. Teope, Herbie (May 23, 2018). "Arizona, New Orleans chosen as Super Bowl hosts". NFL.com. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  3. https://awfulannouncing.com/univision/univision-spanish-language-super-bowl-lviii.html
  4. "The NFL's new broadcast rights deals". sportspromedia. March 23, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  5. Middlehurst-Schwartz, Michael (April 3, 2020). "NFL weighs moving 2024 Super Bowl from New Orleans due to potential Mardi Gras conflict". USA Today. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  6. "New Orleans to host 2025 Super Bowl; 2024 SB now TBD". www.nfl.com. October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  7. Goodbread, Chase (December 14, 2021). "Raiders' Allegiant Stadium expected host site for Super Bowl LVIII in 2024". NFL.com. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  8. Andrew Lind (February 13, 2023). "NFL Unveils Logo For Super Bowl LVIII In Las Vegas". SportsLogos.Net News. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  9. Foley, Joseph (February 14, 2023). "The Super Bowl LVIII logo is the most original design in years". Creative Bloq. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  10. Joe Reedy (February 6, 2022). "Super Bowl/Olympics Sunday about to become routine for NBC". Associated Press. Retrieved February 15, 2022. When the NFL's 11-year television contract starts in 2023, NBC's spot in the Super Bowl rotation lines up the same year as the Winter Olympics.
  11. "SpongeBob, slime to highlight Nickelodeon Super Bowl telecast". ESPN.com. August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  12. Schneider, Michael (May 10, 2023). "CBS to Premiere New Justin Hartley Drama 'Tracker' Behind Super Bowl LVII Next February". Variety. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  13. "CBS Goes Out of House, Taps ESPN Deportes to Simulcast Super Bowl 50". Advertising Age. December 29, 2015. Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  14. "ESPN Deportes nabs Spanish-language rights to Super Bowl, AFC Championship in 2021". Awful Announcing. October 12, 2020. Archived from the original on October 13, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  15. Hayes, Dade (May 16, 2023). "Super Bowl Spanish-Language Rights Claimed By TelevisaUnivision In U.S.; Company Tells Upfront Buyers Its Vix Streaming Service Has Passed 30 Million Users". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  16. Super Bowl on Univision - Awful Announcing.com
  17. "NFL+ launches for the 2023 season; now includes NFL Network, NFL RedZone". NFL.com. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  18. Lucia, Joe (March 28, 2022). "Westwood One has a new deal with the NFL, with all primetime games available for free in the NFL app". Awful Announcing. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  19. "NFL and Sky Sports unveil 'Sky Sports NFL' as part of five-year partnership". Sky Sports. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  20. "Seven strikes NFL rights deal until 2024" (PDF). Seven West Media. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  21. "Usher to headline the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas". WTSP. September 24, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
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