What’s Coming to Paramount+ (US) in December 2024

  Note: Subjected to change; * indicates Paramount+ with Showtime only / ** indicates live on CBS via Paramount+ with Showtime, next day for everyone ORIGINALS, EXCLUSIVES, PREMIERES & EVENTS 12/2 SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob & Sandy's Country Christmas special In this new SpongeBob SquarePants holiday special, one of Sandy’s experiments goes awry and the Cheeks family must team up to save Christmas in Bikini Bottom. 12/3 as1one: The Israeli-Palestinian Pop Music Journey docuseries premiere A compelling coming-of-age series based on the lives of six young men - the world’s first mixed Israeli-Palestinian pop group - that came together to form the next global hit pop group, as1one.   12/6 The Honey Trap: A True Story of Love, Lies and The FBI* documentary premiere A dramatic tale of espionage, propaganda, and romance, following the infamous Berlin rapper Denis Cuspert (aka Deso Dogg) and his journey from artist to MMA fighter to ISIS recruiter.   12/13 Dexter: Original S

CBS Sets Super Bowl Sunday Schedule With Seven Hours Of Pregame And Full Late Night

 


We’re midway between the Divisional and Championship rounds al of the NFL playoffs on the road to Super Bowl LVIII, happening at Allegiant Stadium February 11 at 6:30 PM Eastern on CBS and Paramount+, with Nickelodeon doing its own not-streamed alternate telecast. Of course, CBS was going to build the entire day around it, and they packed the day to the brim. All programming will be streaming on Paramount+, at least live. 

Okay so (with all times Eastern) it starts Saturday afternoon at noon with the Super Bowl LVIII Countdown Show, followed by That Other Pregame Show, featuring Adam Schein, Kyle Long, Amy Trask, Brock Vereen, and Jonathan Jones. Sunday coverage begins at 11:30 AM, kicking off 7 hours of pregame coverage with Nickelodeon’s NFL Slimetime, whose Super Bowl edition “will preview the game with NFL highlights, interviews and game picks as football fans have never seen them before.” As always, it’s hosted by Nate Burleson and Young Dylan. This synchronous move mimics the Unfiltered segment of The Super Bowl Today the last time CBS had the Super Bowl in 2021, the first after the ViacomCBS reunification (the Paramount Global rebrand wasn’t for a few weeks). It is followed at noon by the annual Road to the Super Bowl NFL Films feature, highlighting “the best of nearly 125 players and coaches wired for sound, focusing on the most exciting moments and the best teams on the journey to Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII.”

At 1 PM, there’s a new hourlong documentary chronicling the history of The NFL Today, called You Are Looking Live! The Show That Changed Sports Television Forever. The full synopsis reads:

“YOU ARE LOOKING LIVE! The Show That Changed Sports Television Forever” is an original special about the story of The NFL Today – the groundbreaking studio show that altered the landscape of sports TV. Featuring interviews with the only surviving original cast members Brent Musburger and Jayne Kennedy, as well as current TV personalities, YOU ARE LOOKING LIVE! reflects on the show’s historic half-century of NFL studio coverage. Pete Radovich serves as coordinating producer. Produced by NFL Films and CBS Sports, and directed by Erik Powers and Chip Swain.

A four hour edition of The NFL Today, begins at 2 PM apparently without its Super Bowl-based branding but with everyone on hand. That’s Brown, Burleson, Bill Cowher, Boomer Esiason, Phil Simms, and JJ Watt, with insider Jonathan Jones on-site. They’ll be joined by Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, Matt Ryan, Jason McCourty, and Kyle Brandt, along with other presumably non-CBS guests. Post Malone, Reba McEntire and Andra Day will perform.

The 6 PM Super Bowl on CBS Kickoff Show features the pregame anthems, coin toss, and team introductions, before the game itself kicks off, called by Jim Nantz and Tony Romo. Tracy Wolfson, Evan Washburn, and Jay Feely are the reporters and Gene Steratore is the rules analyst. Armando Quintero and Benny Ricardo call the game for Spanish-speaking audiences via SAP. Nantz will present the Lombardi Trophy during The NFL Today Postgame Show before coverage moves to CBS Sports Network and CBS Sports HQ, so CBS can, as previously reported, premiere the Justin Hartley-starring drama Tracker as the big leadout. At the very least it is the one program guaranteed to be streaming next-day on Paramount+.

After the late local news, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will air a new episode for the fourth-consecutive CBS-aired Super Bowl, and will be followed by the newly-premiered game show After Midnight hosted by Taylor Tomlinson, which is currently in its second week. Scheduled to air in their normal timeslots they’d have on weeknights (11:35 PM and 12:37 AM, respectively), guests for both shows are to be announced. Both episodes will stream on Paramount+ as well.

Sources: Awful Announcing, Variety

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