There are a few Super Bowl traditions that will stand the test of time. An elaborate national anthem (this time from Reba McEntire). Someone like Post Malone singing “America the Beautiful.” And, of course, an elaborate new score bug.
As the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers kicked off Super Bowl 58, CBS — the broadcaster of the game — debuted an all-new scorebug. If you’ve followed the NFL all year long, particularly on CBS, this might be a rather jarring development for you. (Or maybe you actually enjoy new broadcast creative decisions!)
But hey, we’ve all got to keep things fresh from time to time.
CBS debuts a new scorebug for the Super Bowl.
Thoughts? #SuperBowlLVIII 🏈📺 pic.twitter.com/cCSBUNGeQA
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) February 11, 2024
I honestly can’t tell if people don’t like the scorebug or if it’s more of a reaction to seeing something new during the biggest game of the year. At any rate, football fans were divided on whether the score bug looked good.
NFL fans had mixed feelings about CBS's new score bug during Super Bowl 58
weird scorebug. like an old person’s iPhone when their font is huge
— alex (@vodkalemonades) February 11, 2024
For every 10 likes this tweet receives I will increase the width of the CBS score bug by one 1% pic.twitter.com/lKxzgKNtmw
— Landon Howell (@landonhowell) February 11, 2024
The new CBS scorebug is NASTY WORK
— Nico (@elitetakes_) February 11, 2024
scorebug looks like a public access high school game
— Katie (@KatesOfHeaven) February 11, 2024
This Helvetica-ass font on the scorebug is gonna ruin the Super Bowl for me, isn't it?
(I agree, I agree, I can't stand the way I am, either.)
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) February 11, 2024
the CBS scorebug looks like the font wasn’t properly exported so it just defaulted to some random sans serif
— steph (@whutyearisit) February 11, 2024
new CBS score bug is nice and crispy I like it
— Tyler (@TylerHerrick) February 11, 2024
CBS breaking out The CW scorebug I see
— Cole Adams (@coleadamss) February 11, 2024
Font on this scorebug looks hilariously unprofessional
— Payton J. Havermann (@paytonisnotroll) February 11, 2024
